Mental Quotes

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No physiologist who calmly considers the question in connection with the general truths of his science, can long resist the conviction that different parts of… — Herbert Spencer
I [do not know] when the end of science will come. ... What I do know is that our species is dumber than we normally… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
If I have put the case of science at all correctly, the reader will have recognised that modern science does much more than demand that… — Karl Pearson
Where a man has a passion for meditating without the capacity of thinking, a particular idea fixes itself fast, and soon creates a mental disease. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on Him… — Ramana Maharshi
Mental happiness is more important than physical comfort. Physical comfort comes from the material. But material facilities cannot provide you with peace of mind. — Dalai Lama
Reality is a prison, where one vegetates and always will. All the rest - thought, action - is just a pastime, mental or physical. What… — Cesare Pavese
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand -… — Thomas A. Edison
Instead of always asking yourself how to clear up your mental fog, learn to ask: "Can confusion know anything about clarity?" — Guy Finley
One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom, not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no… — Erich Fromm
The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness,… — Wilferd Peterson
An emotion is both a mental and a physical event. — Nathaniel Branden
I'm struck by the insidious, computer-driven tendency to take things out of the domain of muscular activity and put them into the domain of mental… — Brian Eno
There is only one effective antidote for mental suffering and that is physical pain. — Karl Marx
I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of… — Charles William Eliot
Now intelligence seemed quantifiable. You could measure someone's actual or potential height, and now, it seemed, you could also measure someone's actual or potential intelligence.… — Howard Gardner
The yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the Divine; its aim is to work out the will of the Divine in… — Sri Aurobindo
Writing is another powerful way to sharpen the mental saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental clarity, exactness, and… — Stephen Covey
Seeing God without seeing the Self, one sees only mental image. Only he who has seen Himself has seen God, since he has lost individuality,… — Ramana Maharshi
Mr. Russell is a great believer in versatility in all creative work. In any physical work he believes one can work many hours at a… — Walter Russell

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