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.

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.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede 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.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated read more

In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

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.