Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
A quiet mind cures all.
Robert Burton (1577-1640) was a English scholar, clergyman, and author.
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Thomas Paine Quotes
Some people can be reasoned into sense, and others must be shocked into it.
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. His pamphlet, “Common Sense,” served as an active voice in support of the American Revolutionary War.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath. Noted for his advocacy for medical reforms, he was also an acclaimed writer among his peers.
Rene Descartes Quotes
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher and mathematician. His works were instrumental in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.
Richard Eberhart Quotes
A child is . . . such a knot of little purposeful nature!
Mind is a most delicate evidence. Not a soul has seen it yet.
Richard Eberhart (1904-2005) was an American poet who published more than two dozen books of poetry.
Jules Verne Quotes
Man is never perfect nor contented.
The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Several of his novels became classics, and two of his finest works are listed in the quotes above. His writings were highly skilled in their technical aspects, even though his vision was years ahead of his lifetime.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer. Much of his best writing occurred during the Jazz Age, with THE GREAT GATSBY being recognized as his best work.
Joseph Joubert Quotes
The mind is the atmosphere of the soul.
To teach is to learn twice.
Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) was a French moralist and essayist. Most of his writings were published following his death.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer. Much of his best writing occurred during the Jazz Age, with THE GREAT GATSBY being recognized as his best work.
Thomas Paine Quotes
The mind one enlightened cannot again again become dark.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. His pamphlet, “Common Sense,” served as an active voice in support of the American Revolutionary War.
