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"Precepts are like seeds; they are little things which do much good; if the mind which receives them has a disposition, it must not be doubted that his part contributes to the generation, and adds much to that which has been collected."
"Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them."
"Get this in mind early: We never grow up."
"I relax my body completely, relax my mind completely, and then imagine myself at a level where anything can happen."
"The problem with working with a coach isn't that we don't know what to do. The real problem is that we don't want to change our mind."
"Motivate the mind and set your body free!"
"In fact, the science of thermodynamics began with an analysis, by the great engineer Sadi Carnot, of the problem of how to build the best and most efficient engine, and this constitutes one of the few famous cases in which engineering has contributed to fundamental physical theory. Another example that comes to mind is the more recent analysis of information theory by Claude Shannon. These two analyses, incidentally, turn out to be closely related."
"I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable."
"The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed."
"Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs."
"Anybody can be a hellene, by his heart, his mind, his spirit."
"It seems that God took away the minds of poets that they might better express His."
"A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers should one day suffer reverse."
"When you share your misery, it will not diminish. When you fail to share your joy, it diminishes. Share your problems only with the Divine, not with anyone else, as that will only increase the problems. Share your joy with everyone. Listen to others; yet do not listen. If your mind gets stuck in their problems, not only are they miserable, but you also become miserable."
"If our mind is pure, our desires get manifested quickly."
"To be free from ignorance you need knowledge. The mind should turn inward. Silence takes the mind inward and helps you to recognize who you are."
"Smile, smile , smile At your mind As often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce Your mind's tearing tension."
"Spirituality is the science that teaches us how to achieve peace of mind and supreme satisfaction. Right now we are hankering after many, many things, but nothing we get satisfies us. Spirituality tells us that satisfaction can be found only if we lead a good and divine life-a life of simplicity, purity and humility."
"This world of ours has everything save and except one thing: peace. And this peace has to start from within. If I have peace of mind, then only can I be of help to you. If you have peace of mind, then only can you be of help to me."
"There is the physical mind which is mechanical but the awareness which is the essential character (dharma) of the mind is also to some extent present there."
