I stood
Among them, but not of them: in a shroud
Of thoughts which were not their read more

I stood
Among them, but not of them: in a shroud
Of thoughts which were not their thoughts.

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from read more

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.

It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, read more

It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, theres no knowing where you might be swept off to.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.