No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought read more

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,

The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,

A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.

A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.

Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.