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    How fleet is a glance of the mind!
    Compared with the speed of its flight,
    The tempest itself lags behind,
    And the swift-winged arrows of light.

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My minde to me a kingdome is,
Such perfect joy therein I finde
As farre exceeds all read more

My minde to me a kingdome is,
Such perfect joy therein I finde
As farre exceeds all earthly blisse
That God or Nature hath assignde
Though much I want that most would have
Yet still my minde forbids to crave.

by William Byrd (bird) Found in: Mind Quotes,
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I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this read more

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a
mind.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Mind Quotes,
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Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, who read more

Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, who can't, and those in cemeteries.

by Everett M. Dirksen Found in: Mind Quotes,
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Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

by John Quincy Adams Found in: Mind Quotes,
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Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach read more

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Mind Quotes,
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Nothing comes to mind without thinking!

Nothing comes to mind without thinking!

by Samantha R. Hayden Found in: Mind Quotes,
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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my read more

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Mind Quotes,
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We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

We are born into this world unarmed---our mind is our only weapon.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Mind Quotes,
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The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient.

by Mahalia Jackson Found in: Mind Quotes,
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