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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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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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It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.

It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.

by Eleanor Roosevelt Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

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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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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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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.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Thought Quotes,
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Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Thought Quotes,
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With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.

With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.

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

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

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