Quotes about thinking
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Robert H. Jackson1892–1954American Communications Association v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382, 442-43 (1950)- NJNikolaus Joseph von JacquinOften credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important a function as recollecting.
William James1842–1910The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 16Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
William James1842–1910The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 19
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter From Thomas Jefferson to the Rev. James Madison, 19 July 1788- Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to Isaac McPherson (1813)
One human thought alone is worth more than the entire world, hence God alone is worthy of it.
John of the Cross1542–1591The Sayings of Light and Love
Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol I (21 December 1762)That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.
Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II (1770) p. 181Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
Samuel Johnson1709–1784The Rambler (1750–1752), No. 103 (12 March 1751)The true, strong, and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small.
Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Johnson (Boswell) (1778)- Samuel Johnson1709–1784Lives of the English Poets (1779–81)
- Samuel Johnson1709–1784Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol I (28 July 1763) p. 128
Joseph Joubert1754–1824The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, tr. Paul Auster (1983)The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
Joseph Joubert1754–1824The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, tr. Paul Auster (1983)