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I stood among them, but not of them; in a shroud of thoughts which were not their thoughts.
Dissent
Lord Byron

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The power of thought, the magic of the mind.
Thoughts and Thinking
Lord Byron

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An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.
Politicians and Politics
W. J. Cameron

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All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
Greatness
Albert Camus

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The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest.
Action
Thomas Carlyle

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The purpose of man is in action not thought.
Purpose
Thomas Carlyle

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Thought is the parent of the deed.
Thoughts and Thinking
Thomas Carlyle

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Yet what are all such gaieties to me whose thoughts are full of indices and surds?
Mathematics
Lewis Carroll

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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
Speech
Cato The Elder

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Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.
Style
Edna W. Chase

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First he wrought, and afterward he taught.
Teachers and Teaching
Geoffrey Chaucer

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In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.
Scandal
Lord Chesterfield

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We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.
Hypocrisy
Gilbert K. Chesterton

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An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.
Time and Time Management
Chinese Proverb

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It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
Goals
Queen Christina

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I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Winston Churchill

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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
Moderation
Marcus T. Cicero

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What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.
Commitment
Marcus T. Cicero

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Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation.
Frustration
E. M. Cioran

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When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected.
Simplicity
Luc De Clapiers

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I thought so hard I got a headache.
Thoughts and Thinking
J.D. Cobb

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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
Movies
Jean Cocteau

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Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape.
Conversation
Frank Moore Colby

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A single idea -- the sudden flash of a thought -- may be worth a million dollars.
Money
Robert Collier

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Learning without thought is labor lost. Thought without learning is perilous.
Thoughts and Thinking
Confucius

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun