--- title: "12 Ought Think Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Ought Think quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Ought Think sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/anonymous-1_arise_half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-fee_807928.jpg" --- > [Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-feeling-where-we-ought-to-think/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/anonymous-1_arise_half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-fee_807928.jpg) > [“...we ought to think with the learned, and speak with the vulgar .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-berkeley/we-ought-to-think-with-the-learned-and-speak-with-the-vulgar/) [George Berkeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-berkeley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/george-berkeley-8287_learning_we-ought-to-think-with-the-learned-and-s_457635.jpg) > [I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/i-do-not-believe-a-man-can-ever-leave-his-business-he-ought-to-think/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/henry-ford-492_believe_i-do-not-believe-a-man-can-ever-leave-hi_2431102.png) > [“People ought to think for themselves... The problem is, people only think for themselves if you tell them to. (Corporal Carrot)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/people-ought-to-think-for-themselves-the-problem-is-people-only-think/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/terry-pratchett-19_quote_people-ought-to-think-for-themselves-the_1798988.jpg) > [“Sometimes it occurs to me that I think about you more than I ought to think about anything besides physics. Look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-palmer/sometimes-it-occurs-to-me-that-i-think-about-you-more-than-i-ought-to/) [Dexter Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/dexter-palmer-19267_physics_sometimes-it-occurs-to-me-that-i-think-a_38203.jpg) > [“Perhaps you still think you ought to think out beforehand and know what you ought to do. To that there is only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/perhaps-you-still-think-you-ought-to-think-out-beforehand-and-know/) [Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/dietrich-bonhoeffer-303_think_perhaps-you-still-think-you-ought-to-thi_2795085.jpg) > [A sensible man ought to think about that well being is the best of human blessings, and find out how by his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hippocrates/a-sensible-man-ought-to-think-about-that-well-being-is-the-best-of/) [Hippocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hippocrates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/hippocrates-2237_blessing_a-sensible-man-ought-to-think-about-that_239186.jpg) > [Half of our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel. -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-magee/half-of-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-feeling-where-we-ought-to/) William Magee [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/william-magee-83715_arise_half-of-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from_117711.jpg) > [How long shall we blunder along without the aid of unpartisan and authoritative scientific assistance in the administration of justice, no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/learned-hand/how-long-shall-we-blunder-along-without-the-aid-of-unpartisan-and/) [Learned Hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/learned-hand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/learned-hand-5343_administration_how-long-shall-we-blunder-along-without_2613951.png) > [“WORTH IT? It is no credit to our phase of civilization if it is fear rather than ambition that drives most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-blackburn/worth-it-it-is-no-credit-to-our-phase-of-civilization-if-it-is-fear/) [Simon Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-blackburn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ab/simon-blackburn-14689_ambition_worth-it-it-is-no-credit-to-our-phase-of_3086074.jpg) > [All men ought to think of Christ, because of what Christ will yet do to all men. He shall come again one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/all-men-ought-to-think-of-christ-because-of-what-christ-will-yet-do/) [J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/j-c-ryle-789_again_all-men-ought-to-think-of-christ-because_1762829.png) > [If men will permit themselves to think, as rational beings ought to think, nothing can appear more ridiculous and absurd, exclusive of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/if-men-will-permit-themselves-to-think-as-rational-beings-ought-to/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/thomas-paine-267_absurd_if-men-will-permit-themselves-to-think-a_727659.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ought-think/#itemlist", "name": "Ought Think Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-feeling-where-we-ought-to-think/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/anonymous-1_arise_half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-fee_807928.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/anonymous-1_arise_half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-fee_807928.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/anonymous-1_arise_half-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-fee_807928.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“...we ought to think with the learned, and speak with the vulgar .”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Berkeley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-berkeley/we-ought-to-think-with-the-learned-and-speak-with-the-vulgar/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/george-berkeley-8287_learning_we-ought-to-think-with-the-learned-and-s_457635.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/george-berkeley-8287_learning_we-ought-to-think-with-the-learned-and-s_457635.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/george-berkeley-8287_learning_we-ought-to-think-with-the-learned-and-s_457635.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“...we ought to think with the learned, and speak with the vulgar .” — George Berkeley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. 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It is no credit to our phase of civilization if it is fear rather than ambition that drives most of those who bankrupt themselves on the vanities, or who end up under the surgeon's knife. It is the fear of falling short, of being inadequate in the eyes of others, including loved ones. [...] It is unfitting, one might say, improper, treating one's owm body as a tool rather than a part of oneself. 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