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> [An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/an-arrow-may-fly-through-the-air-and-leave-no-trace-but-an-ill/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

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## More by Charles Mackay

> [Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/men-it-has-been-well-said-think-in-herds-it-will-be-seen-that-they-go/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/an-arrow-may-fly-through-the-air-and-leave-no-trace-but-an-ill/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [“Oh, you tears, I'm thankful that you run. Though you trickle in the darkness, You shall glitter in the sun. The rainbow could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/oh-you-tears-i-m-thankful-that-you-run-though-you-trickle-in-the/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/there-is-no-such-thing-as-death-in-nature-nothing-dies-from-each-sad/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [The study of the errors into which great minds have fallen in the pursuit of truth can never be uninstructive. . . No man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/the-study-of-the-errors-into-which-great-minds-have-fallen-in-the/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [Truth . . . and if mine eyes Can bear its blaze, and trace its symmetries, Measure its distance, and its advent wait, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/truth-and-if-mine-eyes-can-bear-its-blaze-and-trace-its-symmetries/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/nations-like-individuals-cannot-become-desperate-gamblers-with/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/we-find-that-whole-communities-suddenly-fix-their-minds-upon-one/)

[Charles MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [Tell me, ye wingèd winds That round my pathway roar, Know ye not some spot Where mortals weep no more?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/tell-me-ye-wing-d-winds-that-round-my-pathway-roar-know-ye-not-some/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/extraordinary-popular-delusions-and-the-madness-of-crowds/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [War in men's eyes shall be A monster of iniquity In the good time coming. Nations shall not quarrel then, To prove which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/war-in-men-s-eyes-shall-be-a-monster-of-iniquity-in-the-good-time/)

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> [He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/he-who-has-mingled-in-the-fray-of-duty-that-the-brave-endure-must/)

[Charles Mackay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mackay/)

> [Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam, Where the shrill winds whistle free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/some-love-to-roam-o-er-the-dark-sea-s-foam-where-the-shrill-winds/)

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> [There 's a good time coming, boys! A good time coming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/there-s-a-good-time-coming-boys-a-good-time-coming/)

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> [“Three causes especially have excited the discontent of mankind; and, by impelling us to seek remedies for the irremediable, have bewildered us in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mackay/three-causes-especially-have-excited-the-discontent-of-mankind-and-by/)

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