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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith
he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The kings of modern thought are dumb.
The kings of modern thought are dumb.
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.
My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.
My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.
Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.
I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.
I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.
One thought fills immensity.
One thought fills immensity.
The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,
The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,