Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Focusing on high ideals and noble thoughts produces great work.
- In plain terms
- Thinking high thoughts leads to doing great work.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep your thoughts high to produce great work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ideals guide your work?
Another view
It assumes high ideals always translate to practical results.
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