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The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding
Gravity is a mystery of the body invented to conceal the defects of the mind
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor
I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better
For I do not distinguish them by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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