One hour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict - girding up its armor to meet read more

One hour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict - girding up its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted read more

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.

Thoughts have power; thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break it by your own thinking.

Thoughts are the shadows of our sensations -- always darker, emptier, simpler than these.

Thoughts are the shadows of our sensations -- always darker, emptier, simpler than these.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically read more

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.