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.

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

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 must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is read more

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living.

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into read more

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties

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.