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William JamesYou can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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René DescartesIt is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

—  René Descartes, 1596-1650, French philosopher

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Mark TwainAge is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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NapoleonThere are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the mind.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Lord ChesterfieldA weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Lao-TzuTo a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Mahatma GandhiI will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Arthur ClarkeA well-stocked mind is safe from boredom.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Mahatma GandhiYou can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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G. K. ChestertonDo not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Marcel ProustAll the mind's activity is easy if it is not subjected to reality.

—  Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer

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Blaise PascalClarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Frank TygerThere's more to be feared from closed minds than from closed doors.

—  Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist

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John MiltonThe mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

—  John Milton, 1608-1674, English poet

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Winston ChurchillAll of the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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La RochefoucauldEveryone speaks well of his heart; no one dares speak well of his mind.

—  La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer

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Vince LombardiThe good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.

—  Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach

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Franklin RooseveltMen are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Gore VidalThe unfed mind devours itself.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Francis BaconSeek first the virtues of the mind; and other things either will come, or will not be wanted.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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La RochefoucauldThe mind is always the dupe of the heart.

—  La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer

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Paul ValeryTo enter into your own mind you need to be armed to the teeth.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Ludwig WittgensteinWhat is confusing for us is the tendency to believe that the mind is like a little man within.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

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William Hazlitt Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

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LucretiusThe mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

—  Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet

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Arthur SchopenhauerThe brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Ambrose BierceBrain: an apparatus with which we think we think.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

Thomas CarlyleOnce the mind has been expanded by a big idea, it will never go back to its original state.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Thomas CarlyleIntellect is the soul of man, the only immortal part of him.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Thomas HobbesCuriosity is the lust of the mind.

—  Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher

Giordano BrunoTime is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.

—  Giordano Bruno, 1548-1600, Italian monk & philosopher

George EliotIt is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Joseph Joubert The breath of the mind is attention.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Joseph JoubertQuestions show the mind’s range, and answers its subtlety.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Bruce LeeThe possession of anything begins in the mind.

—  Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor

John SteinbeckThe free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

Jean d’ Alembert The mind that invents is always dissatisfied with its progress, because it sees beyond.

—  Jean d’ Alembert, 1717-1783, French physicist & philosopher

Oliver W. Holmes Sr.A man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

BouddhaIt is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

Coco ChanelSince everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

William Hazlitt The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

William Hazlitt The worst old age is that of the mind.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Anatole FranceIt is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Terry PratchettThe duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Marcel AchardThe one who has never lost his mind is the one who had no mind to lose.

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

W.H. AudenThe center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Sri AurobindoThe mind has these four levels: physical, vital, buddhi, higher mind. The Supermind is far above these.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sri AurobindoThat within us which seeks to know and to progress is not the mind but something behind it which makes use of it.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sri AurobindoWhen mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sri AurobindoA quiet mind does not mean that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all, but that these will be on the surface, and you will feel your true being within, separate from them, observing but not carried away.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

D. H. LawrenceWhat the eye doesn't see and the mind doesn't know, doesn't exist.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

Arthur KoestlerAs modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe. The catastrophe consisted in the splitting up of the world into the realms of matter and mind, and the identification of “mind” with conscious thinking.

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

Arthur KoestlerThe evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution providing a species with an organ which it does not know how to use.

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

Napoleon HillYou have absolute control over just one thing, your thoughts. This divine gift is the sole means by which you may control your destiny. If you fail to control your mind, you will control nothing else.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

Stephen KingQuiet people have the loudest minds.

—  Stephen King, 1947-, American author of horror & fantasy fiction

Robert M. PirsigIn the high country of the mind one has to become adjusted to the thinner air of uncertainty.

—  Robert M. Pirsig, 1928-2017, American writer

Robert HeinleinRemember though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp -provided it’s loaded.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Gottfried LeibnitzNothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses, except the intellect itself.

—  Gottfried Leibnitz, 1646-1716, German philosopher & mathematician

Latin Quotes

VirgilMind moves matter.

Mens agitat molem.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Quotes in Verse

Louise GlückThat's why I'm not to be trusted.
Because a wound to the heart is also a wound to the mind.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

Funny Quotes

Woody AllenMy brain: it's my second favorite organ.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Fred AllenWhat's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement.

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

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Robert FrostThe brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

—  Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet

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Jerry SeinfeldIf we really stuck with the classic Greek priorities, a sound mind in a sound body, the only two places we'd ever go is to a library or a gym.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

Ashleigh BrilliantI want to reach your mind
where is it currently located?

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Ancient Greek

Thales of MiletusMind is the swiftest of things, for it runs through everything.

Τάχιστον νους, δια παντός γαρ τρέχει.

—  Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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AristophanesYour mind, you being here, is elsewhere.

Ο νους δε σου παρών αποδημεί.

—  Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Knights

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DemocritusPhysical beauty is an animal trait, if there is no mind beneath.

Σώματος κάλλος ζωώδες ήν μη νους υπή.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesBodies destitute of brains are as statues in the marketplace.

Αι δε σάρκες αι κεναί φρενών αγάλματα αγοράς εισίν.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Electra

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