One must talk about everything according to its nature, how it comes to be and how it grows. Men have read more

One must talk about everything according to its nature, how it comes to be and how it grows. Men have talked about the world without paying attention to the world of their own minds, as if they were asleep or absent-minded.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

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.

One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived.

One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived.

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to read more

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. read more

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. . . must close our minds
for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our
conclusions.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think
with their minds.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think
with their minds.

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And, because we fail read more

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And, because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change until we notice how our failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.