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Robert Peake's avatar

I wish I could source the quote, "Most people make up their minds, then make up their reasons." Nice puzzle, btw. Found mate in 3.

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Timber Stinson-Schroff's avatar

Another article that could have been a quote. Stealing that. Will attribute to you until otherwise sourced!

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Robert Peake's avatar

Didn’t mean to ChatGPT-style over-summarise your article full of good stuff, just thought you’d like the aphorism. I first heard it from one of my gurus John-Roger but he was a notorious magpie so I assume it came from somewhere else originally. The cozyweb is awash in Lincoln’s “most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be” but not this one. 🤔

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Timber Stinson-Schroff's avatar

https://archive.org/details/thoughtsandapop00whatgoog/page/n21/mode/2up

Possible origin: “Men first make up their minds (and the smaller the mind the sooner made up), and then seek for the reasons; and if they chance to stumble upon a good reason, of course they do not reject it. But though they are right, they are only right by chance.”

— Richard Whately

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Robert Peake's avatar

Fantastic, thank you! Even better in expanded form

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