"Such is the influence which the condition..." - Quote by Charles Dickens
Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and their fellow-men, and cry that all is dark and gloomy, are in the right; but the sombre colours are reflections from their own jaundiced eyes and hearts. The real hues are delicate, and need a clearer vision.
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“Not knowing how he lost himself, or how he recovered himself, he may never feel certain of not losing himself again.”
“We were equals afterwards, as we had been before; but, afterwards at quiet times when I sat looking at Joe and thinking about him, I had a new sensation of feeling conscious that I was looking up to Joe in my heart.”
“'Mind and matter,' said the lady in the wig, 'glide swift into the vortex if immensity. Howls the sublime, and softly sleeps the calm Ideal, in the whispering chambers of Imagination.'”
More on Perception
“That morning was when I first began to reappraise the 'white man.' It was when I first began to perceive that 'white man,' as commonly used, means complexion only secondarily; primarily it described attitudes and actions.”
“The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.”
“What matters deafness of the ear, when the mind hears? The one true deafness, the incurable deafness, is that of the mind.”
More on Mindset
“Happiness is a state of mind, you know. I don't think you are permanently happy. One is happy about certain things and not so happy about others.”
“If you keep your mind active, regularly take on mental challenges, and continually think about the right things, you will develop the disciplined thinking that will help you with whatever you endeavor to do.”
“Don't be afraid of new ideas. Be afraid of old ideas. They keep you where you are and stop you from growing and moving forward. Concentrate on where you want to go, not on what you fear.”