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Mind Quotes - Page 136

Mechanical wings allow us to fly, but it is with our minds that we make the sky ours

William Langewiesche (1998). “Inside the Sky: A Meditation on Flight”, Pantheon

I realized that there was a thrilling undiscovered country to be explored in the mechanisms of the mammalian nervous system. Through it, one might approach the mystery of the mind.

Wilder Penfield (2015). “Mystery of the Mind: A Critical Study of Consciousness and the Human Brain”, p.9, Princeton University Press

As with stomachs, we should pity minds that do not eat.

Victor Hugo (1987). “Les Misérables”, Signet Classics

The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.

"Symposium On Epic Of Thomas Jefferson:Embargo Act Of 1807 & The Quest For Limited Government Over Big Government". Book by Festus Ogunbitan (p. 1498), April 11, 2014.

A mind always employed is always happy.

Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.6, Modern Library

The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.

Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1956). “On the Truth of the Catholic Faith: pts. 1-2. Providence”

Works of art are landscapes of the mind.

Ted Godwin, Luther Pokrant (2002). “The Studio Handbook for Working Artists: A Survival Manual”, p.154, University of Regina Press

Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all.

Tanya Huff (2012). “The Fire’s Stone”, p.134, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.