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One does not see his thought distinctly till it is reflected in the image of another's. - Amos Bronson Alcott Thought means life, since those who do not think do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man. - Amos Bronson Alcott Upon the cunning loom of thought We weave our fancies, so and so. - Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Cloth of Gold--Prelude First thoughts are not always the best. [It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.] - Vittorio Alfieri, Don Garzia (III, 1) A man is literally what he thinks. - James Lane Allen Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the unoriginal elements which they contain. - Stanislav Andreski There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. - Hannah Arendt It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle Some men are just as firmly convinced of what they think as others of what they know. - Aristotle The kings of modern thought are dumb. - Matthew Arnold, Stanzas from the Grand Chartreuse Our dispositions will be suitable to that which we most frequently think on; for the soul is, as it were, tinged with the colour and complexion of its own thoughts. - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus Aurelius) Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then with a continuous series of thoughts as these: that where a man can live, there he can also live well. - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus Aurelius) The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus Aurelius) A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket, and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return. - Francis Bacon Fine thoughts are wealth, for the right use of which Men are and ought to be accountable,-- If not to Thee, to those they influence. - Philip James Bailey It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view. - Philip James Bailey Not a single path Of thought I tread, but that it leads to God. - Philip James Bailey One thought settles a life, an immortality. - Philip James Bailey The ground of all great thoughts is sadness. - Philip James Bailey The value of a thought cannot be told. - Philip James Bailey Who can mistake great thoughts? They seize upon the mind; arrest and search and shake it; bow the tall soul as by wind; rush over it like rivers over reeds. - Philip James Bailey Great thoughts, like great deeds, need No trumpet. - Philip James Bailey, Festus (sc. Home) Thought is the only treasure that God sets outside all power and keeps to serve as a secret link among the unhappy. - Honore de Balzac Every pure thought is a glimpse of God. - Cyrus Augustus Bartol I'll put that in my considering cap. - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Loyal Subject (act II, sc. 1) Displaying page 1 of 14 for this topic: Next >> [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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