The Mind Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old the mind quotes, the mind sayings, and the mind proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain. John Calvin
The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this. William Wordsworth
A mind lively and at ease, can do with seeing nothing, and can see nothing that does not answer. Jane Austen
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. Rabindranath Tagore
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence. B. R. Ambedkar
It is the mind that makes the body. Sojourner Truth
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. Marcus Aurelius
What do you hang on the walls of your mind? Eve Arnold
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions. Antony Jay
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. Edmund Spenser
"Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success. Martha Stewart
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism. Albert Camus
The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received withdistrust. Arthur Schopenhauer
The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown. Rene Magritte
Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier. Charles F. Kettering
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop
The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person. Eric Hoffer
The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master. Sophie Swetchine
When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future. Jules Verne
Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin. Hermann Hesse
Guard against evil thoughts, control your mind. Giving up evil thoughts, cultivate good thoughts. The Dhammapada
The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channeling its powers positively for your purpose, you can do anything. Arnold Schwarzenegger
A busy mind, caught up in its own stuff, can make the world feel like a very small place. Meditation reminds us just how big the world really is. Andy Puddicombe
We talk about training the mind, but we are not training it to do something; rather, we are training it o come to a place of natural rest, where we can see life more clearly with a new perspective. Andy Puddicombe
Controlling the mind doesn't take one to freedom. Controlling the mind adds another link to one's shackles. Wu Hsin
Mind is your prison. No mind is your freedom. MInd is your ignorance, no-mind is your enlightenment. Move from mind to no mind. This is the whole path. This is the whole religion. Osho
Too much sugar leads to a heavy body, and too many distractions lead to a heavy mind. Time spent undistracted and alone, in self-examination, journaling, meditation, resolves the unresolved and takes us from mentally fat to fit. Naval Ravikant
Just as you wash your hands before eating, clear your mind before engaging with the world. Mooji
It's not the state that the place of salvation, it's the individual psyche. Jordan Peterson
You can limber up your mind the same way— by tossing ideas back and forth. Countless creative ideas have been originated by one idea bringing to mind another. Humphrey B. Nail