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.

One hour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict - girding up its armor to meet read more

One hour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict - girding up its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

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.

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.

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.

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically read more

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.