The only thought in the world ...

The only thought in the world that is worth anything is free thought. To free thought we owe all past progress and all hope for the future. Since when has any one made it appear that shackled thought could get on better than that which is free? Brains are a great misfortune if one is never to use them.
 Richard Savage

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When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely.
 Richard Savage
By woe the soul to daring action steals; by woe in plaintless patience it excels.
 Richard Savage
Those who murder fame Kill more than life destroyers.
 Richard Savage