thought Quotes

A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of with one's own.

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

The most complicated achievements of thought are possible without the assistance of consciousness.

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.

I've spent quality time in the aerospace community, with my service on two presidential commissions, but at heart, I'm an academic. Being an academic means I don't wield power over person, place or thing. I don't command armies; I don't lead labor unions. All I have is the power of thought.