Second thoughts Quote by William Shenstone Download Open image “Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.” — William Shenstone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Philosophy of Mind Second thoughts Worst
When we have "second thoughts" about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings. — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
I write everything many times over. All my thoughts are second thoughts. — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Most persons who indulge in second thought don't do much thinking when the subject is presented for first thought. — William Feather Copy Share Image
We often repent of our first thoughts, and scarce ever of our second. — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
I kept trying to talk myself out of my second thoughts when they were trying to help me. My advice? When it comes to… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
First thoughts have tremendous energy. The internal censor usually squelches them, so we live in the realm of second and third thoughts, thoughts on… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
When self-interest inclines a man to print, he should consider that the purchaser expects a pennyworth for his penny, and has reason to asperse… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Fashion is a great restraint upon your persons of taste and fancy; who would otherwise in the most trifling instances be able to distinguish… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
My banks they are furnish'd with bees, Whose murmur invites one to sleep. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Patience is the panacea; but where does it grow, or who can swallow it? — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
A large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Long sentences in a short composition are like large rooms in a little house. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
“You just asked me to marry you," he said, still waiting for me to admit some kind of trickery. "I know." "That was the… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“I raised my hand to wave in case he looked back; but he did not. He rode straight backed, looking forward. He rode like… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
When you hear a word, think about it, no matter how dull it sounds! Because on the second thought, it may sound very clever! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“There can be no fooling ourselves into thinking this is something other than what it is—the willful ejection of Molly from our nest. It’s… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
Nobody knows what the future holds, but right now, I'm cool and comfortable and having no second thoughts at all about retirement. I had… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr Copy Share Image
None are more liable to mistakes than those who act only on second thoughts. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
How?" I had seen it with my own eyes, but I still didn't believe it. Then something struck me. "Take off your shirt!" "I'm… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
She had one of those charming faces which, according to the angle from which you see them, look either melancholy or impertinent. Her eyes… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“I work hard to embody you, Mama Harriet. When I learned that after you escaped, your brothers had second thoughts and turned back, but… — Carolina De Robertis Copy Share Image
