Blow the candle out, I don't need to see what my thoughts look like.
Emile ZolaRead
The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Thoughts have powerful consequences and can lead to significant actions in the world.
This quote by Emile Zola emphasizes the importance of thought as a precursor to action. It suggests that the ideas we conceive in our minds can have a profound impact on reality, often shaping the world around us more than physical actions alone. This idea speaks to the power of introspection and the potential for thoughts to initiate change, urging us to recognize the weight our mental processes carry in the broader scope of life.
Themes
ThoughtDeedPowerWorldChange
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about personal growth, one might say, 'Remember, the thought is a deed, and your ideas can change the world.'
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A ruined man fell from her hands like a ripe fruit, to lie rotting on the ground.
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Oh, the fools, like a lot of good little schoolboys, scared to death of anything they've been taught is wrong!
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Did not one spend the first half of one's days in dreams of happiness and the second half in regrets and terrors?
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They dared not peer down into their own natures, down into the feverish confusion that filled their minds with a kind of dense, acrid mist.
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