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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.
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought read more
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,
The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,
