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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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To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Thought Quotes,
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The kings of modern thought are dumb.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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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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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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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Thought once awakened does not again slumber.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Thought Quotes,
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What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er read more

What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er I be,
The blight of life--the demon Thought.

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I'll put that in my considering cap.

I'll put that in my considering cap.

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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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