Definition of Thought

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Thought

of Think

imp. & p. p. of Think.

The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.

Meditation; serious consideration.

That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention.

Solicitude; anxious care; concern.

A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better.

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Thought Quotations

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
Buddha

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
Buddha

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.
Albert Einstein

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.
Thomas Jefferson

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thomas Jefferson

You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
Wayne Dyer

The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.
Ronald Reagan

Baldwin thought Europe was a bore, and Chamberlain thought it was only a greater Birmingham.
Winston Churchill

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Thought Translations

thought in Afrikaans is gedagte
thought in Danish is tanke
thought in Dutch is gedachte
thought in German is dachte, Gedanke, gedacht, gedacht, Gedanke
thought in Italian is pensato, pensiero
thought in Latin is mens mentis, sententia
thought in Portuguese is pensamento
thought in Spanish is pensamiento

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