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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and an invisible labour.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and an invisible labour.
The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.
The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.
What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er read more
What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er I be,
The blight of life--the demon Thought.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd read more
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by
study, or consultation with casuists.
- Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,
Thought once awakened does not again slumber.
Thought once awakened does not again slumber.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that read more
All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew.
