Quotes on Mind

For the first time in human evolution, the individual life is long enough, and the cultural transformation swift enough, that the individual mind is now a constituent player in the global transformation of human culture.

The intellect searches out the Absolute order of things as they stand in the mind of God, and without the colors of affection. The intellectual and the active powers seem to succeed each other, and the exclusive activity of the one generates the exclusive activity of the other. There is something unfriendly in each to the other, but they are like the alternate periods of feeding and working in animals; each prepares and will be followed by the other.

In a time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something good of themselves and ill of the enemy. At this time the task of the news-writer is easy; they have nothing to do but to tell that a battle is expected, and afterwards that a battle has been fought, in which we and our friends, whether conquering or conquered, did all, and our enemies did nothing.

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another; people are friends in spots.

The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract us, is the sign of a narrow mind, of an uncultivated intelligence. Bigotry is always ignorant, and the wise boy, who will become the wise man, tries to understand and to see the truth in ideas with which he does not agree.

Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.

The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage.

Measured against the Problem We Face, planting a garden sounds pretty benign, I know, but in fact it’s one of the most powerful things an individual can do - to reduce your carbon footprint, sure, but more important, to reduce your sense of dependence and dividedness: to change the cheap-energy mind.

Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time.

The nature of the mind is such that if certain mental qualities are developed on a sound basis, they not only remain, but they also increase. In fact, once properly developed, the mind's good qualities eventually increase indefinitely. Therefore spiritual practice brings us long-term happiness and inner strength.

To develop the creative attitude, analyze and focus on the wanted SOLUTION; seek out and fill your mind with the FACTS; write down ideas, both sensible and seemingly wild; let the facts and ideas simmer in your mind; evaluate, recheck, settle on the creative ideas.

The source of anxiety lies in the future. If you can keep the future out of mind, you can forget your worries.

The conscious mind determines the actions, the unconscious mind determines the reactions; and the reactions are just as important as the actions.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free.

Stand guard at the door of your mind.

Whether we consider the individual, family, local, national or international level, peace must arise from inner peace. For example, making prayers for peace while continuing to harbor anger is futile. Training the mind and overcoming your anger is much more effective than mere prayer. Anger, hatred and jealousy never solve problems, only affection, concern and respect can do that.

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

The mark of the creative mind is that it defies a part of what it has learned.

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.