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When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and an invisible labour.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labour and an invisible labour.
My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.
My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, read more
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, theres no knowing where you might be swept off to.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.
Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.
Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.
Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd read more
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by
study, or consultation with casuists.
- Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,
