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It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.

— Michel de Montaigne

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The thing is that as you grow through life, the pursuit of art and the pursuit of new ideas, all these things keeps your mind elastic.

— Patti Smith

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

— Buddha

We are mindful of desire when we experience it with an embodied awareness, recognizing the sensations and thoughts of wanting as arising and passing phenomena. While this isn't easy, as we cultivate the clear seeing and compassion of Radical Acceptance, we discover we can open fully to this natural force, and remain free in its midst.

— Tara Brach

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

— Aristotle

The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty.

— Dani Shapiro

✗Opposing Perspectives

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

— A. C. Benson

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over.

— Arthur Erickson

Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions while never surrendering reason. It is a grasp on reality that does not need constant high points in order to be maintained, nor is it made vulnerable by the low points of life's struggle.

— Ravi Zacharias

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

— Adam Savage