"The errors of the observer come from the qualities of the human mind."
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"The style of an author is a faithful copy of his mind."
"One mind is enough for a thousand hands."
"At the end of life thoughts hitherto impossible come to the collected mind, like good spirits which let themselves down from the shining heights of the past."
"Errors belong to libraries; truth, to the human mind."
"My poor head is in such a whirl, my mind is all in bits."
"I have found a paper of mine among some others in which I call architecture 'petrified music.' Really there is something in this; the tone of mind produced by architecture approaches the effect of music."
"What man does not know, Or has not thought of, Wanders in the night Through the labyrinth of the mind."
"It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated."
"He who would reproach an author for obscurity should look into his own mind to see whether it is quite clear there. In the dusk the plainest writing is illegible."
"All great changes are irksome to the human mind, especially those which are attended with great dangers and uncertain effects."
"There is not an enemy so stout, as to storm and take the fortress of the mind, Unless its infirmity turn traitor, and Fear unbar the gates."
"It can be difficult to mediate a compromise between what I have in my head and what the musician has in mind, which is often 180° different when it comes to the finished product, so it requires that element of trust from somewhere. The point I make to them is "You've seen what I do, so just trust me and we will come up with something exciting.""
"I can assure you that every degree of mind and spirit that I possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of the United States and to the cause of freedom around the world."
"He let his mind wander. It went to a predictable place, and he missed her"
"When I was a child I experienced moments of not wanting to see the ugliness, not wanting to see not being wanted. This lack of love went into my eyes and into my mind."
"I don't mind looking to the camera - it's people that throw me."
"Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind possessing and caressing m"
"We're playing those mind games together Pushing the barriers, planting seeds Playing the mind guerrilla."
"If we took over Britain, then we'd have the job of cleaning up the bourgeoisie and keeping people in a revolutionary state of mind."