Quote Genre: Mind

Sir Edward Dyer – ‘My mind to me a kingdom is S…

‘My mind to me a kingdom is Such present joys therein I find That it excels all other bliss That earth affords or grows by kind. Though much I want which most would have Yet still my mind for bids … Continue reading →

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Robertson Davies – ‘Well allow me to introduce m…

‘Well allow me to introduce myself to you as an advocate of Ornamental Knowledge. You like the mind to be a neat machine equipped to work efficiently if narrowly and with no extra bits or useless parts. I like the … Continue reading →

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- ‘It is not the place nor the …

‘It is not the place nor the condition but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.’

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Leonardo da Vinci – ‘Obstacles cannot crush me. E…

‘Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.’

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Sterling W. Sill – ‘Man is a thinking being; wha…

‘Man is a thinking being; what and how we think largely determines what we are and what we will become.’

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Mrs. Edmund Craster – ‘The Centipede was happy quit…

‘The Centipede was happy quite Until the Toad in fun Said ?Pray which leg goes after which?? And worked her mind to such a pitch She lay distracted in the ditch Considering how to run.’

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca – ‘The primary sign of a well-o…

‘The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a mans ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company.’

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Orson Scott Card – ‘In order to learn one must c…

‘In order to learn one must change ones mind.’

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Edmund Burke – ‘The march of the human mind …

‘The march of the human mind is slow.’

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Arthur Schopenhauer – ‘Great minds are like eagles …

‘Great minds are like eagles and build their nest in some lofty solitude.’

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