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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.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd read more
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by
study, or consultation with casuists.
- Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
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.]
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.
