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The mind12 quotes
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. — PlutarchThe mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. — John Milton · 1667It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58With me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. — Charles Darwin · 1881When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. — Milan Kundera · 1984The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005All 12 quotes →Education1 quote
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. — PlutarchEmotions1 quote
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. — Milan Kundera · 1984Evolution1 quote
With me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. — Charles Darwin · 1881Free will1 quote
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58Freedom of thought1 quote
You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? — Sextus · 1959Human cognition1 quote
With me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. — Charles Darwin · 1881Inner strength1 quote
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58Learning1 quote
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. — PlutarchMindfulness1 quote
The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005Overcoming adversity1 quote
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58Perspective1 quote
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. — John Milton · 1667Power of ideas1 quote
You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? How do you fight an idea? — Sextus · 1959Power of thought1 quote
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. — John Milton · 1667Reason1 quote
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. — Milan Kundera · 1984Reason and emotion1 quote
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. — Milan Kundera · 1984Right and wrong1 quote
The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. — Carl Jung · 1962Self-control1 quote
The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005The heart1 quote
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object. — Milan Kundera · 1984The human condition1 quote
The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. — Carl Jung · 1962Thoughts1 quote
My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives. — Hedley Lamarr · 1974