Independent thought Quote by A.A. Milne

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with…

— A. A. Milne

“Inside his second-rate mind, one felt, a third-rate mind was struggling toward the surface.”

— William Manchester

The first-rate mind is always curious, compassionate, original, and pessimistic.

— Mignon McLaughlin

“Normally, opposite emotions alternate: one dominating now, the other dominating later. It is what dominates most of the time that determines your state of…

— Morris Schwartz

“Two percent of the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than…

— George Bernard Shaw

“Harvard psychologist Daniel T. Gilbert, we report being less happy when in mental default, even though (according to this study) our minds are wandering…

— David DiSalvo

“Both these people illustrate the essential point that happiness is determined more by one’s state of mind than by external events.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy.

— Milton S. Hershey

“A happy mind is a learning mind.”

— Anthony T. Hincks

“To think one thought meant thinking the opposite thought, and no sooner did that second thought destroy the first thought than a third thought…

— Paul Auster

“Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind.”

— Sun Tzu

The ability to hold two competing thoughts in one's mind and still be able to function is the mark of a superior mind

— F. Scott Fitzgerald