"Amid those scenes of solitude... the mind is cast into the contemplation of eternal things."
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"You never know what's going on in somebody's mind. There's a lot of pressure on someone growing up. You have to watch it."
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"I've been outta my mind a long time."
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"A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second being inside him, and the world that makes him who he is: when I speak of writing, what comes first to my mind is not a novel, a poem, or literary tradition, it is a person who shuts himself up in a room, sits down at a table, and alone, turns inward; amid its shadows, he builds a new world with words."
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"The subconscious mind makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought impulses. It works with the material we feed it, through our thought impulses. The subconscious mind will translate into reality a thought driven by fear, just as readily as it will translate into reality a thought driven by courage or faith."
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"Heaven and Hell are imaginary creation of ignorant minds."
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"A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers."
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"They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind."
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"Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird."
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"The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family."
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"I have one underlying principle in mind: the principle of Muslim democracy. It is my belief that our salvation lies in following the golden rules of conduct set for us by our great lawgiver, the Prophet of Islam."
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"Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts"
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"If you never change your mind, why have one?"
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"If you are unhappy, you are too high up in your mind."
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"Aromatherapy is extremely useful. If you want to go to sleep at night, and you have an aroma that calms your mind, it will help you sleep."
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"The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort."
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"A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting. A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favourite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student's vulnerability and causing him to explore both internally and finally integrating himself with his being. Martial art should not be passed out indiscriminately."
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"Although the content of consciousness depends in large measure on neuronal activity, awareness itself does not.To me, it seems more and more reasonable to suggest that the mind may be a distinct and different essence."
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"There is nothing wrong with God's creation. Mystery and Suffering only exist in the mind."
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"The female mind is certainly a devious one, my lord." Vetinari looked at his secretary in surprise. "Well, of course it is. It has to deal with the male one."
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