The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. Harvard University (1943-09-06).

The mind is like a fertile garden in which anything that is planted, flowers or weeds, will grow.

If my mind can conceive it; and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart; if you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between "for" and "against" is the mind's worst disease.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

In order to improve the mind, we ought less learn than to contemplate.

Human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun.

We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.

As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free.