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The Mind Quotes

Religion pervades intensely the whole frame of society, and is according to the temper of the mind which it inhabits, a passion, a persuasion, an excuse, a refuge; never a check Picture Quote #1

As any action or posture, long continued, will distort and disfigure the limbs, so the mind likewise is crippled and contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas Picture Quote #1

Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures Picture Quote #1

It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind Picture Quote #1

Composition is for the most part an effort of slow diligence and steady perseverance, to which the mind is dragged by necessity or resolution, and from which the attention is every moment starting to more delightful amusements Picture Quote #1

Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics to the tongue Picture Quote #1

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It is wonderful when a calculation is made, how little the mind is actually employed in the discharge of any profession Picture Quote #1

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become Picture Quote #1

The mind can make substance, and people planets of its own with beings brighter than have been, and give a breath to forms which can outlive all flesh Picture Quote #1

The mind’s deepest desire, even in its most elaborate operations, parallels man’s unconscious feeling in the face of his universe: it is an insistence upon familiarity, an appetite for clarity Picture Quote #1

It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do Picture Quote #1

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter Picture Quote #1

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When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves to hide it, and by endeavoring to hide it you drive it away Picture Quote #1

The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery Picture Quote #1

Poetry has to be something more than a conception of the mind. It has to be a revelation of nature. Conceptions are artificial. Perceptions are essential Picture Quote #1

Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience Picture Quote #1

I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty, and crave the moisture Picture Quote #1

There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion Picture Quote #1

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The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being Picture Quote #1

Penetration has an air of divination; it pleases our vanity more than any other quality of the mind Picture Quote #1

Ambition is to the mind what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us to tower by reason of our blindness Picture Quote #1

As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society the man of intelligence must direct the man of labor Picture Quote #1

Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion Picture Quote #1

From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas, and by frequent exercise of its powers, the understanding gains fresh vigor Picture Quote #1

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Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal Picture Quote #1

I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I’m concerned I’m actually standing up and having a look at what goes on in the minds of men, and I have the authority to talk about it because I’m a man Picture Quote #1

The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing Picture Quote #1

The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living Picture Quote #1

If you’re doing a biography, you try to stay as accurate as possible to reality. But you really don’t know what was going on in the person’s mind. You just know what was going on in the minds of people around him Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders Picture Quote #1

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Religion pervades intensely the whole frame of society, and is according to the temper of the mind which it inhabits, a passion, a persuasion, an excuse, a refuge; never a check (The Mind Quotes) As any action or posture, long continued, will distort and disfigure the limbs, so the mind likewise is crippled and contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas (The Mind Quotes) Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures (The Mind Quotes) It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind (The Mind Quotes) Composition is for the most part an effort of slow diligence and steady perseverance, to which the mind is dragged by necessity or resolution, and from which the attention is every moment starting to more delightful amusements (The Mind Quotes) Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics to the tongue (The Mind Quotes) It is wonderful when a calculation is made, how little the mind is actually employed in the discharge of any profession (The Mind Quotes) All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become (The Mind Quotes) The mind can make substance, and people planets of its own with beings brighter than have been, and give a breath to forms which can outlive all flesh (The Mind Quotes) The mind’s deepest desire, even in its most elaborate operations, parallels man’s unconscious feeling in the face of his universe: it is an insistence upon familiarity, an appetite for clarity (The Mind Quotes) It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do (The Mind Quotes) He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter (The Mind Quotes) When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves to hide it, and by endeavoring to hide it you drive it away (The Mind Quotes) The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery (The Mind Quotes) Poetry has to be something more than a conception of the mind. It has to be a revelation of nature. Conceptions are artificial. Perceptions are essential (The Mind Quotes) Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience (The Mind Quotes) I think rain is as necessary to the mind as to vegetation. My very thoughts become thirsty, and crave the moisture (The Mind Quotes) There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion (The Mind Quotes) The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being (The Mind Quotes) Penetration has an air of divination; it pleases our vanity more than any other quality of the mind (The Mind Quotes) Ambition is to the mind what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us to tower by reason of our blindness (The Mind Quotes) As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society the man of intelligence must direct the man of labor (The Mind Quotes) Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion (The Mind Quotes) From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas, and by frequent exercise of its powers, the understanding gains fresh vigor (The Mind Quotes) Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal (The Mind Quotes) I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I’m concerned I’m actually standing up and having a look at what goes on in the minds of men, and I have the authority to talk about it because I’m a man (The Mind Quotes) The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing (The Mind Quotes) The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living (The Mind Quotes) If you’re doing a biography, you try to stay as accurate as possible to reality. But you really don’t know what was going on in the person’s mind. You just know what was going on in the minds of people around him (The Mind Quotes) I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders (The Mind Quotes)

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