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Classical antiquity2 quotes
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. — PlutarchIt is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58The Renaissance1 quote
The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. — John Milton · 1667