It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters…

John Henry Newman
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It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience. ✨ John Henry Newman (1997). Parochial and Plain Sermons, p.755, Ignatius Press
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