A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

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.

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.

The average person thinks he isn't.

The average person thinks he isn't.

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.

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.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.