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First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]
First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]
Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,
The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,
We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.
We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
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 power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
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.