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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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> [The habit of spending nearly every waking moment lost in thought leaves us at the mercy of whatever our thoughts happen to be. Meditation is a way of breaking this spell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/the-habit-of-spending-nearly-every-waking-moment-lost-in-thought/)

[Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/)

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