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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible.
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Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
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Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.
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Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.
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Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
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The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he justly entitled.
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The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
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The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing -to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts. Not a select party.
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The passion of self-aggrandizement is persistent but plastic; it will never disappear from a vigorous mind, but may become morally higher by attaching itself to a larger conception of what constitutes the self.
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To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.
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Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
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Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
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You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
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You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.
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'Frank and explicit', that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
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'm so fortunate to have done what I love to do for so long, but the day I retired was one of the best days of my life. Not because I was happy to get away from the sport, but because it was clear in my mind that I had done all I possibly could, and that it was time to go.
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