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.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

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 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.

You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.

You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.

A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.