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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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Learning without thought is labor lost.

Learning without thought is labor lost.

by Confucius 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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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.

by Vittorio Alfieri 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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Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.

Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.

by Vittorio Alfieri 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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The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.

The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Thought Quotes,
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The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

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A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.

A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.

by William B. Sprague Found in: Thought Quotes,
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