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A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he
will.
A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he
will.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
...to point at the moon a finger is needed, but woe to those who take the finger for the moon...
...to point at the moon a finger is needed, but woe to those who take the finger for the moon...
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.
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
I think-therefore I'm single
I think-therefore I'm single
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.
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.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
