Soren Kierkegaard

The supreme paradox of all thought is the attempt to discover something that thought cannot think.

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thought

[thought] See: [FOOD FOR THOUGHT], [PENNY FOR ONE'S THOUGHTS], [PERISH THE THOUGHT], [SECOND THOUGHT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

think out

[think out] {v.} 1. To find out or discover by thinking; study and understand. * /Andy thought out a way of climbing to the top of the pole./ Compare: [FIGURE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

second thought

[second thought] {n.} A change of ideas or opinions resulting from more thought or study. * /Your second thoughts are very often wiser than your first ideas./ * /We decided […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

perish the thought

[perish the thought] {v. phr.} Let us not even think of it; may it never come true. - Used as an exclamation. * /If John fails the college entrance exam […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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