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Mind Quotes by Rene Descartes
- Even the mind depends so much on temperament and the disposition of one's bodily organs that, if it is possible to find a way to…
- The principal effect of the passions is that they incite and persuade the mind to will the events for which they prepared the body.
- For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
- Now therefore, that my mind is free from all cares, and that I have obtained for myself assured leisure in peaceful solitude, I shall apply…
- The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel very slowly may…
- Be that as it may, there is fixed in my mind a certain opinion of long [21] standing, namely that there exists a God who…
- So blind is the curiosity by which mortals are possessed, that they often conduct their minds along unexplored routes, having no reason to hope for…
- The rainbow is such a remarkable phenomenon of nature, and its cause has been so meticulously sought after by inquiring minds throughout the ages, that…
- Intuition is the undoubting conception of a pure and attentive mind, which arises from the light of reason alone, and is more certain than deduction.
- It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
- The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.
- The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
- I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.
- In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.
- The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations
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