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Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our read more
Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny
I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.
I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at read more
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about read more
The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium.
We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they read more
We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.
Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they read more
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.
Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first read more
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.