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    Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it.
    Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.
    [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in
    errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt)
    sapientiores solent esse.]

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Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile read more

Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

by Arthur Hugh Clough Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Whatsoe'er thy birth,
Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth.

Whatsoe'er thy birth,
Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth.

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With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.

With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Thought Quotes,
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One thought fills immensity.

One thought fills immensity.

by William Blake Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Never express yourself more clearly than you think.

Never express yourself more clearly than you think.

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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.

by Robert Frost Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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.

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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.

by J.r.r. Tolkien Found in: Thought Quotes,
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