#mind

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind. ↗

— William R. Alger

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To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it. ↗

— William R. Alger

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Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind. ↗

— Washington Allston

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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

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There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience. ↗

— Saint Ambrose

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Instinct is the nose of the mind. ↗

— Delphine de Girardin

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Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. ↗

— George Arliss

#humility #life #minds #only #our

Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

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The clarification of visual forms and their organization in integrated patterns as well as the attribution of such forms to suitable objects is one of the most effective training grounds of the young mind. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

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My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good. I didn't mind if she was proud of me or not, it didn't bother me. I was never trying to please her. ↗

— Victoria Wood

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