People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.

Quote by Anthony De Mello

Topics: Thinking Quotes

There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head,...

There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head,...

Problems only exist in the human mind.

Problems only exist in the human mind.

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which...

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which...

These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without...

These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without...

These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without...

These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without...

Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.

Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.

When you are guilty, it is not your sins you hate but yourself.

When you are guilty, it is not your sins you hate but yourself.

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

Successful guilt is the bane of society

Successful guilt is the bane of society

Guilty people answer questions with a question.

Guilty people answer questions with a question.

Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend, Th' avenging fiend, that follows us...

Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend, Th' avenging fiend, that follows us...

Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.

Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do...

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do...

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on -...

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on -...

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

Guilt is the very nerve of sorrow

Guilt is the very nerve of sorrow

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the...

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the...

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and...

It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and...

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is...

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is...