Quotes by Mind The inner defenses are unconscious. They consist of a kind of magic aura which the mind builds around cherished belief. Arguments which penetrate into the magic aura are not dealt with rationally but by a specific type of pseudo-reasoning. Absurdities and contradictions are made acceptable by specious rationalizations. Arthur Koestler magicatheismmind Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the State has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied. Arthur Miller libertymindpeople If a person measures his spiritual fulfillment in terms of cosmic visions, surpassing peace of mind, or ecstasy, then he is not likely to know much spiritual fulfillment. If, however, he measures it in terms of enjoying a sunrise, being warmed by a child's smile, or being able to help someone have a better day, then he is likely to know much spiritual fulfillment. Arthur Miller spiritualmindchildren PROCTOR, his mind wild, breathless: I say--I say--God is dead! Arthur Miller god-is-deadbreathlessmind God grant that as our horizon of duty is widened, our minds may widen with it; that as our burden is increased, our shoulders may be strengthened to bear it. God grant to us that spirit of wisdom and understanding, uprightness, and godly fear, without which, even in greatest things there is nothing; with which, even in the smallest things there is every thing. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley godlyunderstandingmind You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. Arthur Plotnik mindheartwriting -But I've just noticed that my mind is asleep. Arthur Rimbaud mind Morality is the weakness of the mind. Arthur Rimbaud moralityweaknessmind Still, instead of trusting what their own minds tell them, men have as a rule a weakness for trusting others who pretend to supernatural sources of knowledge. Arthur Schopenhauer weaknessmindmen The young should early be trained to bear being left alone; for it is a source of happiness and peace of mind. Arthur Schopenhauer solitudebearsmind The highest, most varied and lasting pleasures are those of the mind. Arthur Schopenhauer lastingpleasuremind Consciousness is the mere surface of our minds, of which, as of the earth, we do not know the inside, but only the crust. Arthur Schopenhauer earthmindlife Style is the physiognomy of the mind. It is more infallible than that of the body. To imitate the style of another is said to be wearing a mask. However beautiful it may be, it is through its lifelessness insipid and intolerable, so that even the most ugly living face is more engaging. Arthur Schopenhauer stylemindbeautiful Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. Arthur Schopenhauer squaresmindtime NOT to my contemporaries, not to my compatriots but to mankind I commit my now completed work in the confidence that it will not be without value for them, even if this should be late recognised, as is commonly the lot of what is good. For it cannot have been for the passing generation, engrossed with the delusion of the moment, that my mind, almost against my will, has uninterruptedly stuck to its work through the course of a long life. preface to the second edition of "the world as will and representation Arthur Schopenhauer generationsmindlong The general history of art and literature shows that the highest achievements of the human mind are, as a rule, not favourably received at first. Arthur Schopenhauer achievementmindart A man may call to mind the face of his friend, but not his own. Here, then, is an initial difficulty in the way of applying the maxim, Know Thyself. Arthur Schopenhauer mindmaymen In reading, the mind is, in fact, only the playground of another's thoughts. Arthur Schopenhauer readingmindfacts Partial examination will result in partial views of truth, which are necessarily imperfect; only careful comparisons will show the complete mind of God. Arthur Tappan Pierson examinationviewsmind The neccessity for making a living keeps our minds so bound down to the details of professional success that we sometimes forget there is anything except professional success to live for. The necessity of conforming our habits and standards to the habits and standards of those about us, in order that we may do efficient work, makes us forget that there is a point where conformity ceases to be a virtue. Arthur Twining Hadley mindinspirationalorder«5354555657585960616263»
