Mind Insights
Edith Hamilton:
The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The
ancient priests had said, "Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of
thought." The Greek said, "All things are to be examined and called into
question. There are no limits set on thought."
Elizabeth Drew:
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge
that the self is in prison, its vital force and "mangled mind" leaking away in
lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
Elizabeth Kenny:
Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass
on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
John A. Hutchinson:
Unthinking faith is a curious offering to be made to the creator of the human
mind.
John Dewey:
The very problem of mind and body suggests division; I do not know of anything
so disastrously affected by the habit of division as this particular theme. In
its discussion are reflected the splitting off from each other of religion,
morals and science; the divorce of philosophy from science and of both from the
arts of conduct. The evils which we suffer in education, in religion, in the
materialism of business and the aloofness of "intellectuals" from life, in the
whole separation of knowledge and practice -- all testify to the necessity of
seeing mind-body as an integral whole.
John Harricharan:
Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but mastering our thoughts.
John Milton:
The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of
Heaven.
Margaret Fuller:
A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as well as for
the body.
Med Yones:
Your mind thinks in patterns, therefore you
behave in patterns. [Happiness Coaching]
Med Yones:
Happiness is an open mind. The more you open
your mind the more you'll enjoy life. [Happiness Coaching]
Med Yones:
"Think Smart! Think Heart! [Happiness Coaching]
Med Yones:
Happiness is mainly a product of your
mindset, value system and lifestyle choices. [Happiness Coach]
Mortimer Adler:
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can
continue growing as we continue to live.
Paul Beattie:
When My Mind is Still
When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I remember things too easily forgotten:
The purity of early love,
The maturity of unselfish love that asks --
desires -- nothing but another's good,
The idealism that has persisted through all the tempest of life.
When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I can find a quiet assurance, an inner peace, in the core of my being.
It can face the doubt, the loneliness, the anxiety,
Can accept these harsh realities and can even grow
Because of these challenges to my essential being.
When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I can sense my basic humanity,
And then I know that all men and women are my brothers and sisters.
Nothing but my own fear and distrust can separate me from the love of friends.
If I can trust others, accept them, enjoy them,
Then my life shall surely be richer and more full.
If I can accept others, this will help them to be more truly themselves,
And they will be more able to accept me.
When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I know how much life has given me:
The history of the race, friends and family,
The opportunity to work, the chance to build myself.
Then wells within me the urge to live more abundantly,
With greater trust and joy,
With more profound seriousness and earnest service,
And yet more calmly at the heart of life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. [American Author]
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