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title: "6 Thought Valuable Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/everything-that-enlarges-the-sphere-of-human-powers-that-shows-man-he/)

[Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/samuel-johnson-50_nature-of-man_everything-that-enlarges-the-sphere-of-h_232791.png)

> [“Thus freedom of thought, in any valuable sense, includes freedom of speech.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagnell-bury/thus-freedom-of-thought-in-any-valuable-sense-includes-freedom-of/)

[John Bagnell Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bagnell-bury/)

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> [Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron-lytton/thought-is-valuable-in-proportion-as-it-is-generative/)

[Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron-lytton/)

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> [I thought, 'O.K., if I'm a valuable person and an independent entity, then I don't have to worry about what people think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cameron-mitchell/i-thought-o-k-if-i-m-a-valuable-person-and-an-independent-entity-then/)

[John Cameron Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cameron-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/john-cameron-mitchell-3889_independent_i-thought-o-k-if-i-m-a-valuable-person-a_2579576.jpg)

> [“When people try to destroy art or thought... it makes all forms of art and thought valuable. It's a slippery slope once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-poore/when-people-try-to-destroy-art-or-thought-it-makes-all-forms-of-art/)

[Michael Poore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-poore/)

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> [Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuable-quality-in-a-chess-player/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/david-bronstein-21704_boards_independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuab_2900215.jpg)

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