"What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?"
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"You cannot solve a problem with the mind that created it. First you must change the mind."
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"There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind."
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"Yield not thy neck To fortunes yoke, but let thy dauntless mind Still ride in triumph over all mischance."
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"Better be with the dead, Whom we to gain our peace, have sent to peace, Than on the torture of the mind to lie In restless ecstasy."
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"Caring less what everybody else thinks, but also caring less and less about what your own mind thinks, because what your own mind thinks, sometimes, is the thing that makes you sad."
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"I realized that there was a thrilling undiscovered country to be explored in the mechanisms of the mammalian nervous system. Through it, one might approach the mystery of the mind."
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"Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man."
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"The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of mind."
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"The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism."
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"If something is not working today, then something better is in store. This surety should be in our mind."
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"You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit."
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"People who refuse to open their minds to new strategies seldom become rich."
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"Escape your situation through your mind and your actions."
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"An affirmation is almost like a mantra. It does not really matter if what you are affirming is not totally true as yet. By repeating an affirmation over and over again, it becomes embedded in the subconscious mind, and eventually it becomes your reality."
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"In the world of tomorrow, the new man will 'think' the place he wants to go, then his mind will take him there."
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"One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them."
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"The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief."
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"...If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires. (151)"
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"Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others."
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