I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted read more

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Thoughts are the shadows of our sensations -- always darker, emptier, simpler than these.

Thoughts are the shadows of our sensations -- always darker, emptier, simpler than these.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; read more

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you 'll start having positive results.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you 'll start having positive results.

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.