Mind Quotes

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.

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

To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.

Man is oftentimes weak-minded enough to be caught in the snare of greed and honeyed words.

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

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

The first thing I do in the morning is to make my bed and while I am making up my bed I am making up my mind as to what kind of a day I am going to have.

All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew.

The mind-is not the heart. I may yet live, as I know others live, To wish in vain to let go with the mind- Of cares, at night, to sleep; but nothing tells me That I need learn to let go with the heart.

There are three things, after all, that a poem must reach: the eye, the ear, and what we may call the heart or the mind. It is the most important of all to reach the heart of the reader.

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

The main object of teaching is not to give explanations, but to knock at the doors of the mind.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.

If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk?

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.