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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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A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

by John Ruskin Found in: Thought Quotes,
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In indolent vacuity of thought.

In indolent vacuity of thought.

by William Cowper Found in: Thought Quotes,
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When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

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First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]

First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

by Diamond Sutra Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

by Arthur Hugh Clough Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.

Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.

Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.

by Unknown Found in: Thought Quotes,
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