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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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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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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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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.

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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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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.

by Henry Adams Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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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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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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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