Mind
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A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities.
Idleness of the mind is much worse than that of the body: wit, without employment, is a disease — the rust of the soul, a plague, a hell itself.
I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange.
Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained.
An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
Learning never exhausts the mind.
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