Proverbs 23:7
The quote 'As a man thinketh… so is he' is an abbreviation of the Bible text which reads 'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he"
ABOUT THE THINKER
The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. Originally titled The Poet, after Dante, it was to become one of the most well-known sculptures in the world. The original was a 27.5-inch (700 mm)-high bronze piece created between 1879 and 1889, designed for the Gates of Hell’s lintel, from which the figure would gaze down.
The Gates of Hell comprised 186 figures in its final form. Many of Rodin's best-known sculptures started as designs of figures for this composition, such as The Thinker, The Three Shades, and The Kiss, and were only later presented as separate and independent works.
There are over twenty monumental size bronze casts of The Thinker in museums around the world.