"Our secret thoughts are rarely heard except in……" — Joseph Cook
"Our secret thoughts are rarely heard except in secret. No man knows what conscience is until he understands what solitude can teach him concerning it."
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Joseph Cook
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12 Quotes by Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook has 12 quotes on this site.
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Until we have a natural, that is, a conscientious world, it cannot be known by experience what natural law will…
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Of all my wife's relations I like myself the best.
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It is the will to be grateful which constitutes gratitude.
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It is not always the highest talent that thrives best. Mediocrity, with tact, will outweigh talent oftentimes.
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Do you know a book that you are willing to put under your head for a pillow when you lie…
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The Unknown is an ocean. What is conscience? The compass of the Unknown.
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The secret of solitude is that there is no solitude.
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Pillow my head on no guesses when I die.
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Safe popular freedom consists of four things, the diffusion of liberty, of intelligence, of property, and of conscientiousness, and cannot…
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So many people glorify and romanticize 'busy.' I do not. I value purpose. I believe in resting in reason and…
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Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.
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