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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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We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.

We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.

by Jams Harvey Robinson Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Thought is borne of failure.

Thought is borne of failure.

by Lancelot Law Whyte 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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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith
he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

by Bible Found in: Thought Quotes,
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My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

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One thought fills immensity.

One thought fills immensity.

by William Blake Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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.

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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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I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

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