Thinking Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old thinking quotes, thinking sayings, and thinking proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view. Mao Tse-Tung
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much. Walter Lipman
I have found power in the mysteries of thought. Euripides
Thoughts are but dreams till their effects be tried. William Shakespeare
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
Our minds are lazier than our bodies. Franois Vi
No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. Henry David Thoreau
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. William James
Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting. Robert Lee Frost
You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations. Zig Ziglar
Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow. Seth Godin
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts. James Allen
The soul never thinks without a picture. Aristotle
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again. Aristophanes
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
I have always found that the man whose second thoughts are good is worth watching. James M. Barrie
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker
What you think means more than anything else in your life - more than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you. George Matthew Adams
Thinking no longer means any more than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think. Theodor W. Adorno
There is within every human being a deep well of thinking over which a heavy iron lid is kept clamped. Sherwood Anderson
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax. Charles Kettering
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. W. Clement Stone
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. George S. Patton
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. Abraham Lincoln
We are not taught financial literacy in school. It takes a lot of work and time to change your thinking and to become financially literate. Robert Kiyosaki
A thought-form held in thinking substance is a reality; it is a real thing, whether it has yet become visible to mortal eye or not. Wallace D. Wattles
Thinking is difficult and sometimes unpleasant. Dan Ariely
Thinking in pictures precedes thinking in words. Immanuel Kant
Thinking without constructive action becomes a disease. Henry Ford