To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult. — JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, POET, DRAMATIST, AND POLYMATH

Thinking is easy, said Goethe, acting is difficult, and to put one's thought into action is the most difficult thing in the world. And Tolstoy: It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle into practice.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” Thinking is not only hard — it’s the single most important thing in life. Remember: The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our lives.

What is the hardest task in the world? To think.

Thinking is the hardest thing in the world. The mind resists order...You have this flash of insight, then you have to put flesh on it. Days of misery follow – after which, out comes only an approximation of what you originally thought and felt.

As nothing is more easy than to think, so nothing is more difficult than to think well.

To understand is difficult; to act is easy.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life and the procedure. The process is its own reward.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking rather than think your way into a new way of acting,

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.

Success requires action, and action requires thought.