In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.
Rene Descartes
Mind
The greatest minds are
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
Rene Descartes
The reading of all
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.
Rene Descartes
It is not enough
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
Rene Descartes
And when statesmen or
And when statesmen or others worry him [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions. With a firm and steadfast mind one should hold under all conditions, that everywhere the earth is below and the sky above and to the energetic man, every region is his fatherland.
Tycho Brahe
No sanction can stand against
No sanction can stand against ignited minds
Abdul Kalam
Fasting cleanses the soul
Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity.
Saint Augustine
Once your mind stretches to a new level
Once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension
Authors Abdul Kalam