Classics Quote by Mary Shelley Download Open image ““nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose”” — Mary Shelley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Classics Education Psychology
“Nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose- a point on which the soul can focus its intellectual eye” — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Copy Share Image
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We are, therefore, seeking how the mind can follow a smooth and steady course, well disposed to itself, happily regarding its own condition and… — Seneca Copy Share Image
“tranquillity is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.” — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“From my own limited experience, I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The… — The Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“By mindfully choosing our habits, we harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Let my mind be fixed on itself, cultivate itself, have no external interest – nothing that seeks the approval of another; let it cherish… — Seneca Copy Share Image
“Enrage against laziness of the brain. Occupy your mind continuously with the most luminous passions hidden within you.” — Klaudio Marashi Copy Share Image
“Slowing down your thoughts on a regular basis is the path to consistent peace of mind.” — Amy Leigh Mercree Copy Share Image
“Once we learn to stably regulate our attention, we can be fully present in our joy, compassion, and love; in turn, we can deny… — Kyle Parton Copy Share Image
“but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“I wished, as it were, to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object, which swallowed up every habit… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“A sense of security, a feeling that a truce was established between the present hour and the irresistible, disastrous future imparted to me a… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent forever. I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“I agree with you," replied the stranger; "we are unfashioned creatures, but half made up, if one wiser, better, dearer than ourselves -- such… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“I write a few lines in haste to say that I am safe—and well advanced on my voyage. This letter will reach England by… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“I enjoyed this scene; and yet my enjoyment was embittered both by the memory of the past, and the anticipation of the future. I… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“I learned that the possessions most esteemed by your fellow-creatures were, high and unsullied descent united with riches. A man might be respected with… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to induce me to commence this laborious… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“I will tell my story, and my reader shall judge for me. I will tell my story, and so contrive to pass some few… — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“A man would make but a very sorry chemist if he attended to that department of human knowledge alone.” — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“So it is that in our world hopes are thwarted at every turn and the people's lot is always pain.” — Royall Tyler Copy Share Image
Professors of classics - not even a professor of English - professors of classics, they're something sacred; it's almost like being a priest. — Erich Segal Copy Share Image
“You don't know what your life is, nor what you're doing, nor who you are.” — Euripides Copy Share Image
I like a lot of movies. I like all types of genres. I like the classics - comedy, action. — Danny Green Copy Share Image
“Poirot, watching him, felt suddenly a doubt--an uncomfortable twinge. Was there, here, something that he had missed? Some richness of the spirit? Sadness crept… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Betsy was so full of joy that she had to be alone. She went upstairs to her bedroom and sat down on Uncle Keith's… — Maud Hart Lovelace Copy Share Image
“Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life.' 'You really must not say things like that before Dorian, Harry.' 'Before which Dorian?… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“They always looked back before turning the corner, for their mother was always at the window to nod and smile, and wave her hand… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I can trace my interest in modern classics to the summer before art college. — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
