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His Mind Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- He that outlives a wife whom he has long loved, sees himself disjoined from the only mind that has the same hopes, and fears, and…
- If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind;…
- To understand the works of celebrated authors, to comprehend their systems, and retain their reasonings, is a task more than equal to common intellects; and…
- When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
- Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with something…
- To have the management of the mind is a great art, and it may be attained in a considerable degree by experience and habitual exercise...Let…
- There is nothing more fatal to a man whose business is to think than to have learned the art of regaling his mind with airy…
- It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grow torpid in old age.
More His Mind Quotes
- Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved… — Nikola Tesla
- Marvin Gaye is one of my favorite revolutionaries. He spoke from his heart, his mind. That's what I want to do. — Erykah Badu
- The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer… — Pearl S. Buck
- Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth. He ought to give himself up to… — N. Scott Momaday
- One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He… — Oswald Chambers
- How often we say about our earthly friends, "I really would like to have a good quiet settled talk with them so… — Hannah Whitall Smith
- The policy of letting the child 'do what he likes' is an insidious one, since the children are encouraged to continue always… — Murray Rothbard
- Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a… — Ken Dryden