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title: "3 Mind Attentive Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Mind Attentive quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Mind Attentive sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is only the dull, sleepy mind that creates and clings to habit. A mind that is attentive from moment to moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/it-is-only-the-dull-sleepy-mind-that-creates-and-clings-to-habit-a/)

[Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/jiddu-krishnamurti-249_dull_it-is-only-the-dull-sleepy-mind-that-cre_1516266.jpg)

> [When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/when-an-oath-is-taken-the-mind-is-more-attentive-for-it-guards/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/sophocles-370_friendship_when-an-oath-is-taken-the-mind-is-more-a_2231451.png)

> [If you're an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you're missing other components. Similarly, if you're trying to broaden your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-mullins/if-you-re-an-athlete-and-you-completely-focus-on-the-body-you-re/)

[Aimee Mullins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-mullins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/aimee-mullins-9973_also_if-you-re-an-athlete-and-you-completely_2410795.jpg)

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