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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith
he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
Never express yourself more clearly than you think.
Never express yourself more clearly than you think.
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.
Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!
Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!
When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
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.