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    No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

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When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

by Salman Rushdie Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

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Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.

Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Thought Quotes,
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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 is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

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When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, read more

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

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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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