The mind is like a richly woven tapestry in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convolutions of the intellect.

Quote by Carson McCullers

Topics: Mind Quotes

All men are lonely. But sometimes it seems to me that we Americans are the...

All men are lonely. But sometimes it seems to me that we Americans are the...

I live with the people I create and it has always made my essential loneliness...

I live with the people I create and it has always made my essential loneliness...

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a...

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a...

The theme is the theme of humiliation, which is the square root of sin, as...

The theme is the theme of humiliation, which is the square root of sin, as...

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from...

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from...

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men...

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men...

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can...

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can...

The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice; for the...

The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice; for the...

I see the mind of a five year old as a volcano with two vents...

I see the mind of a five year old as a volcano with two vents...

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest...

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest...

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions

It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think...

It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think...

Never to forget, your mind is greater than our mighty universe...

Never to forget, your mind is greater than our mighty universe...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and...

Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and...

When the minds have learn't to mingle, when no thought is wholly one's own, and...

When the minds have learn't to mingle, when no thought is wholly one's own, and...

None but ourselves can free our minds.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking

The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking

You'll never plumb the Oriental mind, and if you did, it isn't worth the toil

You'll never plumb the Oriental mind, and if you did, it isn't worth the toil