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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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What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er read more

What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er I be,
The blight of life--the demon Thought.

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The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,

The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,

by Bishop Joseph Butler Found in: Thought Quotes,
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The kings of modern thought are dumb.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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.

by William B. Sprague Found in: Thought Quotes,
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When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, read more

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

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The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

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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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Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.

Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Thought Quotes,
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

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