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    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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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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Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

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I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

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All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that read more

All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew.

by Robert Frost Found in: Thought Quotes,
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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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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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In indolent vacuity of thought.

In indolent vacuity of thought.

by William Cowper 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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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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