Degrees Quote by William Whewell

The thought is not something that observes an inner event, but, rather it is this inner event itself. We do not reflect on something,…

— Robert Musil

In general it may be said that the things which we take for granted without inquiry or reflection are just the things which determine…

— John Dewey

“On the other hand, we can all call to mind the case of seeing the same thing many times over and over. Everyone has…

— Tagawa Shun'ei

Is there an observation which is not the instrument of thought?

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

One does not see his thought distinctly till it is reflected in the image of another's.

— Amos Bronson Alcott

“It is impossible for us to think of any thing, which we have not antecedently felt, either by our external or internal senses.”

— David Hume

Thought is invisible nature.

— Heinrich Heine

Mind is a tool invented by the universe to see itself; but it can never see all of itself, for much the same reason…

— Robert Anton Wilson

There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and…

— Thomas Paine

“Look inside your conscious mind and you will see the reflection of your subconscious thoughts”

— G-Raff

We need to discern what it is that requires reflection in our lives and in what we read and how we read it.

— Maryanne Wolf

When we look at external things, we can usually distinguish those that are useful and valuable from those that are not. We must learn…

— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso