Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom. Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate result of your life. The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. The ancestor of every action is a thought. I have had a good many more uplifting thoughts, creative and expansive visions, while soaking in comfortable baths in well-equipped American bathrooms than I have ever had in any cathedral.
Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies.
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. If you don't have enough time to accomplish something, consider the work finished once it's begun. I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time. Next week there can't be any crisis.