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.

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.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you 'll start having positive results.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you 'll start having positive results.

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.

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.

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.