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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.
I do this real moron thing, it's called thinking, and I'm not a very good Amercian because I like to read more
I do this real moron thing, it's called thinking, and I'm not a very good Amercian because I like to form my own opionions.
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the
conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am read more
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the
conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
The 'how' thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile 'ifs'.
The 'how' thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile 'ifs'.
I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.
I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.
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.
I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make read more
I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.
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.
Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.
Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.