Thoughts come into our minds by avenues which we never left open, and thoughts go out of our minds through avenues which we never voluntarily opened. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Time to me this truth has taught, (Tis a treasure worth revealing) More offend from want of thought Than from want of feeling. Swain, Charles
True thoughts have duration in themselves. If the thoughts endure, the seed is enduring; if the seed endures, the energy endures; if the energy endures, then will the spirit endure. The spirit is thought; thought is the heart; the heart is the fire; the fire is the Elixir. Yen, Lu
What is thought? It is not Matter, nor Spirit. It is not a Thing; but a Power and Force. I make upon a paper certain conventional marks, that represent that Thought. There is no Power or Virtue in the marks I write, but only in the Thought which they tell to others. I die, but […]
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. Bacon, Francis