Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury Quote

Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation with casuists.


Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, with a Collection of Letters (ed. 1790)


Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation ...

Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation ...

Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation ...

Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation ...