They Do Not Think, Therefore They Are

The Greatest Events Occur Without Intention Playing Any Part In Them; Chance Makes Good Mistakes And Undoes The Most Carefully Planned Undertaking. The World's Greatest Events Are Not Produced, They Happen.

One Might Call Habit A Moral Friction: Something That Prevents The Mind From Gliding Over Things But Connects It With Them And Makes It Hard For It To Free Itself From Them.

I Have Often Noticed That When People Come To Understand A Mathematical Proposition In Some Other Way Than That Of The Ordinary Demonstration, They Promptly Say, "oh, I See. That's How It Must Be." This Is A Sign That They Explain It To Themselves From Within Their Own System.

The World Is A Body Common To All Men, Changes To It Bring About A Change In The Souls Of All Men Who Are Turned Towards That Part Of It At That Moment.

It Is A Dangerous Thing For The Perfecting Of Our Minds To Gain Applause By Works That Do Not Call Forth The Whole Of Our Energies; For In That Case One Generally Comes To A Standstill.