--- title: "9 Mind Prepared Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Mind Prepared quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Mind Prepared sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/eric-anderson-85903_life_u-will-only-c-and-hear-what-u-re-mind-is_1604975.jpg" --- > [U WILL ONLY C AND HEAR, WHAT U'RE MIND IS PREPARED TO COMPREHEND.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-anderson/u-will-only-c-and-hear-what-u-re-mind-is-prepared-to-comprehend/) [Eric Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/eric-anderson-85903_life_u-will-only-c-and-hear-what-u-re-mind-is_1604975.jpg) > [The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robertson-davies/the-eye-sees-only-what-the-mind-is-prepared-to-comprehend/) [Robertson Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robertson-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/robertson-davies-834_comprehend_the-eye-sees-only-what-the-mind-is-prepa_1690512.png) > [The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/the-mind-can-only-see-what-it-is-prepared-to-see/) [Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/edward-de-bono-2489_business-school_the-mind-can-only-see-what-it-is-prepare_1073929.png) > [Luck favors the mind that is prepared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-pasteur/luck-favors-the-mind-that-is-prepared/) [Louis Pasteur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-pasteur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/louis-pasteur-3151_favors_luck-favors-the-mind-that-is-prepared-13_1339512.png) > [... by chance you will say, but chance only favors the mind which is prepared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-pasteur/by-chance-you-will-say-but-chance-only-favors-the-mind-which-is/) [Louis Pasteur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-pasteur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/louis-pasteur-3151_chance_by-chance-you-will-say-but-chance-only-f_612888.png) > [Chance Favors The Prepared Mind; You Should Always Be Prepared To Act So That When Opportunities Present Themselves, You Are Ready To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/chance-favors-the-prepared-mind-you-should-always-be-prepared-to-act/) [Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/pacifiersucker-133_advice_chance-favors-the-prepared-mind-you-shou_2511040.jpg) > [“Sit down before fact with an open mind. Be prepared to give up every preconceived notion. Follow humbly wherever and to whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hyman-g-rickover/sit-down-before-fact-with-an-open-mind-be-prepared-to-give-up-every/) [Hyman G. Rickover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hyman-g-rickover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/hyman-g-rickover-104368_facts_sit-down-before-fact-with-an-open-mind-b_1120961.jpg) > [... the mind must be prepared for knowledge as one prepares a field for planting, and a discovery made too soon is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/the-mind-must-be-prepared-for-knowledge-as-one-prepares-a-field-for/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/louis-l-amour-876_be-prepared_the-mind-must-be-prepared-for-knowledge_1836715.jpg) > [When you have an empty mind, you are prepared for the next thing that happens. It's like to be part of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-ogilvie/when-you-have-an-empty-mind-you-are-prepared-for-the-next-thing-that/) [George Ogilvie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-ogilvie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/george-ogilvie-34528_empty_when-you-have-an-empty-mind-you-are-prep_106972.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind-prepared/#itemlist", "name": "Mind Prepared Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "U WILL ONLY C AND HEAR, WHAT U'RE MIND IS PREPARED TO COMPREHEND.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Anderson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-anderson/u-will-only-c-and-hear-what-u-re-mind-is-prepared-to-comprehend/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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