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Mind Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.
- Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.
- There are some sordid minds, formed of slime and filth, to whom interest and gain are what glory and virtue are to superior souls; they…
- One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.
- When what you read elevates your mind and fills you with noble aspirations, look for no other rule by which to judge a book; it…
- Some people pretend they never were in love and never wrote poetry; two weaknesses which they dare not own -- one of the heart, the…
- When, after having read a work, loftier thoughts arise in your mind and noble and heartfelt feelings animate you, do not look for any other…
- What can be more discouraging to a man than to doubt if his soul be material, like a stone or a reptile, and subject to…
- Let us not envy a certain class of men for their enormous riches; they have paid such an equivalent for them that it would not…
- A man of variable mind is not one man, but several men in one; he multiplies himself as often as he changes his taste and…
- I call those men worldly, earthly, or coarse, whose hearts and minds are wholly fixed on this earth, that small part of the universe they…
- A great mind is above insults, injustice, grief, and raillery, and would be invulnerable were it not open to compassion.
More Mind Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle