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    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,

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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it.
Second thoughts are best as read more

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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Upon the cunning loom of thought
We weave our fancies, so and so.

Upon the cunning loom of thought
We weave our fancies, so and so.

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Learning without thought is labor lost.

Learning without thought is labor lost.

by Confucius 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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The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of read more

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

by John Locke Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Sow a thought and reap an act.

Sow a thought and reap an act.

by Bible Found in: Thought Quotes,
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It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, read more

It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, theres no knowing where you might be swept off to.

by J.r.r. Tolkien Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
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Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

by Arthur Hugh Clough Found in: Thought Quotes,
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The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

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