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Never express yourself more clearly than you think.
Never express yourself more clearly than you think.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of read more
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that read more
All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew.
Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.
Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.
Upon the cunning loom of thought
We weave our fancies, so and so.
Upon the cunning loom of thought
We weave our fancies, so and so.
A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.
A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith
he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
I stood
Among them, but not of them: in a shroud
Of thoughts which were not their read more
I stood
Among them, but not of them: in a shroud
Of thoughts which were not their thoughts.