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When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger
The sightless Milton, with his hair
Around his placid temples curled;
And Shakespeare at his side, freight,
If clay could think and mind were weight,
For him who bore the world!
Around his placid temples curled;
And Shakespeare at his side, freight,
If clay could think and mind were weight,
For him who bore the world!
The Italian Itinerant
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