In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

What was once thought can never be unthought.

What was once thought can never be unthought.

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.

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.

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.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

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

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

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.

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.