Quotes About Thought

It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.

Men use thought only to justify their wrongdoings, and speech only to conceal their thoughts.

And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

What was once thought can never be unthought.

The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priests had said 'Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought.' The Greek said, 'All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought.'

Thought is born of failure.

I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.

The power of Thought, - the magic of the Mind!

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

I think and think for months, for years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.

Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.

Violence is essentially wordless, and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.

All prosperity begins in the mind and is dependent only upon the full use of our creative imagination.

True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd.

True wit is nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed.

Such, Polly, are your sex - part truth, part fiction; Some thought, much whim, and all contradiction.

The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye.

This world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

I think with my right hand.

The business of writing is one of the four or five most private things in the world.

It has been said that writing comes more easily if you have something to say.

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?