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Quotes about Thinking

    “The people I listen to need to talk, because that’s how people think.  People need to think.  Otherwise they wander blindly into pits.  When people think, they simulate the world, and plan how to act in it.  If they do a good job of simulating, they can figure out what stupid things they shouldn’t do.  Then they can not do them.  Then they don’t have to suffer the consequences.  That’s the purpose of thinking.” ~ Jordan Peterson, via 12 Rules for Life (Page 240)

      “Verbal expression is the mirror of the mind.  Clear thoughts become clear statements, whereas ambiguous ideas transform into vacant ramblings.  The trouble is that, in many cases, we lack very lucid thoughts.  The world is complicated, and it takes a great deal of mental effort to understand even one facet of the whole.” ~ Rolf Dobelli, The Art of Thinking Clearly

        “A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts, so he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusions.” ~ Alan Watts, via Ego is the Enemy

          “Thoughts disentangle themselves when they pass through the lips and fingertips.” ~ Dawson Trotman

            “I have heard parents tell their adolescent children in all seriousness, ‘You think too much.’  What an absurdity this is, given the fact that it is our frontal lobes, our capacity to think and to examine ourselves that most makes us human.  Fortunately, such attitudes seem to be changing, and we are beginning to realize that the sources of danger to the world lie more within us than outside, and that the process of constant self-examination and contemplation is essential for ultimate survival.” ~ Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled

              “No one can see their reflection in running water.  It is only in still water that we can see.” ~ Zen Proverb

                “The art of thinking is the greatest art of all, for ‘as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.’  The thinker knows he is today where his thoughts have taken him and that he is building his future by the quality of the thoughts he thinks.” ~ Wilfred Peterson, The Art of Living

                  “I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.” ~ Mark Twain

                    “Most answers reveal themselves through doing, not thinking.” ~ Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass

                      “Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we think, say, or do arises from our mind. What our consciousness consumes becomes the substance of our life, so we have to be very careful which nutrients we ingest.”

                      Thich Nhat Hanh, Savor

                        “Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent and sensitive people from morons.” ~ Alan Watts, The Book

                        Don’t confine yourself to a self made prison hole.

                          Don't confine yourself to a self made prison hole.

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                          “To live continually in thoughts of ill will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole. But to think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all – such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.” ~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

                            “As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air and sunshine freely into your rooms, so a strong body and a bright, happy, or serene countenance can only result from the free admittance into the mind of thoughts of joy and goodwill and serenity.” ~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh