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All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us
Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything that exists
Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt
One does not see his thought distinctly till it is reflected in the image of another's
The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it
If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future
There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought
If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius where reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation
Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free
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