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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says
Some men are just as firmly convinced of what they think as others of what they know
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it
It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought
If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand
Thought is the only treasure that God sets outside all power and keeps to serve as a secret link among the unhappy
Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but is also a disruption of thought
It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger
In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods
Thoughts are the shadows of our sensations - always darker, emptier, simpler than these
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