Thinking in its lower grades is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry

Thinking in its lower grades is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry

Havelock Ellis, a renowned psychologist and writer, once famously said, “Thinking in its lower grades is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry.” This statement encapsulates the essence of the complexity and beauty of human thought processes. Ellis believed that there are different levels of thinking, ranging from mundane and superficial to profound and poetic.