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"The steps a man takes from the day of his birth until that of his death trace in time an inconcievable figure. The Divine Mind intuitively grasps that form immediately, as men do a triangle."
"I always went my own road and on my own legs where I had a mind to go"
"They had behind them, to my mind, the terrific suggestiveness of words heard in dreams, of phrases spoken in nightmares."
"Minds which never rest are subject to many digressions."
"We measure minds by their stature; it would be better to esteem them by their beauty."
"All disputation makes the mind deaf; and when people are deaf, I am dumb."
"We disjoint the mind like the body."
"I wish you to be persuaded that success in your art depends almost entirely on your own industry; but the industry which I principally recommend is not the industry of the hands, but of the mind."
"He who resolves never to ransack any mind but his own, will be soon reduced, from mere barrenness, to the poorest of all imitations; he will be obliged to imitate himself, and to repeat what he has before often repeated."
"A painter must compensate the natural deficiencies of his art. He has but one sentence to utter, but one moment to exhibit. He cannot, like the poet or historian, expatiate, and impress the mind."
"Not what the mind sees, but what the mind imagines the eye must see."
"Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the conscious mind."
"I think yoga builds strength, flexibility, and calming of the mind - which is never a bad thing."
"You can enjoy anything if you make up your mind to."
"The more we keep our mind on ourselves and our wants, the more unhappy we become. God wants us to love others and meet their needs."
"Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what's been on your mind so you can think about what you've been thinking about."
"There's a part of you - the born-again part, your spirit - that's dead to sin. That's why it bothers you now when you sin. The 'wilderness' part of you - your soul - is your unrenewed mind, out-of-control emotions, and stubborn will."
"As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don't line up with God's Word, you'll begin to realize when those thoughts come and you can renew your mind with the Word."
"Your soul is your mind, your will and your emotions. When the Word gets rooted in there and begins to change your mind, it begins to heal your emotions and turn your will away from self-will and onto doing the will of God."
"We open the door for God to work by placing faith in His Word, and we open the door for Satan to work by placing faith in his word. He places thought in our minds that are not true, but can become true for us if they are believed."
