By Maxime Lagacé
Maxime is the founder and chief editor of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm, peaceful and powerful mind. Learn more about him on his about page.
Here are 100 of the best mind quotes I could find. The goal? To help you understand how your mind works, make you free and happy. In sum, to make you wiser. You’ll discover quotes from Lao Tzu, Emerson, Buddha, and lots more. Enjoy!
The mind reflects the world, and the world reflects the mind. James Pierce
The greatest minds are humble and simple. Maxime Lagacé
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha
The greatest freedom is to be free of our own mind. Osho
We say that we want peace of mind but what we really want is peace from mind. Naval Ravikant
The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed. Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance. Naval Ravikant
Few men come to realize that their entire life has been lived inside their mind. Kapil Gupta
If you want power, control the narrative in other people’s head. If you seek happiness, control the narrative in your own head. Johnny Uzan
The empires of the future will be empires of the mind. Winston Churchill (1943)
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
Every time your mind shifts, your world shifts. Byron Katie
Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind. Bhagavad Gita
A mind that is full of conclusions is a dead mind. A living mind is a free mind, learning, never concluding. Jiddu Krishnamurti
The end of the war with the mind is the end of war. Byron Katie
To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders. Lao Tzu
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The Best Mind Quotes
The closer one comes to truth, the further one gets from mind. James Pierce
Is it the world that’s busy, or my mind? Haemin Sunim
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. Buddha
Not a mother, nor a father, nor any other relative can do more for the well-being of one than a rightly-directed mind can. The Dhammapada
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror; it grasps nothing; it refuses nothing; it receives, but does not keep. Zhuang Zhou
60% of the human body may be made of water, but over 80% of the human mind is made of stories. François Chollet
The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces. Robert Greene
No technique of the mind will free you from the mind. Naval Ravikant
The mind is a flywheel, spun by fear. Naval Ravikant
Our mind is evolved to be paranoid, fearful and angry. Naval Ravikant
A man who has not clarity of mind has nothing. Kapil Gupta
The mind that asks a lot of questions is self-correcting. James Clear
Paradise is within you, in your state of no-mind. And hell is also within you, in your very mind. Osho
What the mind doesn’t understand, it worships or fears. Alice Walker
Your mind is an abandoned playground. Left behind in early adulthood, now filled with clutter and trash. Meditation is how you remove them. Then you can play once again. Johnny Uzan
In an age of mental gluttony, meditation is fasting for the mind. Before paying a therapist to listen to you, listen to yourself. Before clearing your inbox, clear your mind. Naval Ravikant
Distractions really work by exploiting the weaknesses of our mind. Yuval Noah Harari
Tomorrow is for the lazy mind, the sluggish mind, the mind that is not interested. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Your mind is an ever-producing thought machine. The world is an ever-producing noise machine. The older I get, the more I realize that success just means peace from both. Jade Byfield
The richest people have health, time and peace of mind. Maxime Lagacé
It is the mind of man alone that is the cause of his bondage or freedom. Chanakya
The mind should be kept independent of any thoughts that arise within it. If the mind depends upon anything, it has no sure haven. The Diamond Sutra
Too many tricks have been played upon the mind for it to be quiet. Jiddu Krishnamurti
How can a mind that is burdened with beliefs see clearly? How can it be free to observe? Jiddu Krishnamurti
A mind that has no fear is capable of great love. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Part 2. Mind Quotes That Are…
The Most Famous Mind Quotes (Einstein, Freud, Nietzsche, etc.)
All the resources we need are in the mind. Theodore Roosevelt
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. Aristotle
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein
Where the mind goes the body will follow. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds. Bob Marley
The great viruses of our time spread through minds, not through bodies. Naval Ravikant
When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one. Friedrich Nietzsche
The mind is a whore. Susan Sontag
Maturity of mind is best shown in slow belief. Baltasar Gracián
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In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart. Sigmund Freud
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The conscious mind is a bad judge of its own situation and often persists in the illusion that its attitude is just the right one. Carl Jung
The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size. Albert Einstein
I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things, so that all our thoughts shall be tinged with triviality. Henry David Thoreau (Life Without Principle)
As a result of material development and modern education, people commonly seek happiness in external things, but neglect their minds. True, lasting happiness depends on our taming our unruly minds. This is not so much about intellectual development as cultivating a warm heart. 14th Dalai Lama
The mind is definitely something that can be transformed, and meditation is a means to transform it. 14th Dalai Lama
One always feels better when one has made up one’s mind. C.S. Lewis (The Last Battle)
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. Frank Zappa
The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation. Michel de Montaigne
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. René Descartes (Discourse on the Method)
If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world. Arianna Huffington
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. William James
Short Mind Quotes
One-liners, short mind quotes, sayings, thoughts, and captions for your bio, social status, self-talk, motto, mantra, signs, posters, wallpapers, and backgrounds.
You are not your mind. Eckhart Tolle
Be the observer of your mind. Eckhart Tolle
Move the body. Rest the mind. Naval Ravikant
Your mind is a weapon that must be sharpened daily. Anthony Pompliano (Source)
A clear mind is a happy heart. Thibaut
Your entitled mind is dead weight. David Goggins
Knowing your own mind is the solution to all our problems. Lama Yeshe
All problems are illusions of the mind. Eckhart Tolle
Your greatest (and only) enemy is your own mind. Mark Manson (Source)
A hasty walk is a sign of a restless mind. Sven Schnieders
Creativity arises behind the conscious mind. Naval Ravikant
Beliefs and thoughts alter cells in your body. Bruce Lipton
The moment is always complete. Only the mind is lacking. James Pierce
Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind. Dale Carnegie
You can have the mind or you can have the moment. Naval Ravikant
The greatest danger we face is the mind going soft. Robert Greene
Answers fill your mind. Questions expand your mind. Kunal
We have more idleness in the mind than in the body. François de La Rochefoucauld
The world is nothing but your own magnified mind. Osho
You have a mind, but you are not the boss of your mind. Giovanni Dienstmann
When the mind is speaking without permission, it’s lying. Naval Ravikant
Mind always goes ahead or lags behind. Remain with the moment. Osho
Nothing so disturbs the mind as its own thinking. James Pierce (Source)
The wiser you get, the less you take your mind seriously. Maxime Lagacé
You can’t escape your mind but you can program it and beautify it. Maxime Lagacé
It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The mind itself is a muscle — it can be trained and conditioned. Naval Ravikant
Your heart is the light of this world. Don’t cover it with your mind. Mooji
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back. Ram Dass
Inspirational Mind Quotes
Earn with your mind, not with your time. Naval Ravikant
All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas – not money. Robert Collier
Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own. Marcus Aurelius
You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside. Wayne Dyer
If you get your mind in order, everything else gets that much easier. Mark Manson (Source)
The only way to conquer the mind is to stop fighting it. Sven Schnieders
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success. Joyce Brothers
And I realize that no matter where I am, whether in a little room full of thought, or in this endless universe of stars and mountains, it’s all in my mind. Jack Kerouac (Lonesome Traveler)
The average mind is focused on the future and paralyzed by fear. The wise mind is focused on the present and moved by love. Maxime Lagacé
We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone. Ursula K. Le Guin (The Wind’s Twelve Quarters)
A better life starts with a better mind. Train it. Maxime Lagacé
When your mind is telling you to quit and give up, remember all the repetitions and sacrifices made along the way. David Goggins
Get off your phones, computers, and shut the TV off. Don’t let this fast-paced world dull your sharpest weapon, that weapon being your mind. David Goggins
When your mind is telling you that you’re done, that you’re exhausted, that you cannot possibly go any further, you’re only actually 40% done. David Goggins
In the past, this mind has wandered as it liked, wherever it liked, at its own pleasure. Now I will control my mind wisely, as a mahout with his goad controls an elephant in must. The Dhammapada
Your mind created the entire world. Byron Katie
Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self. Bhagavad Gita
The conventional mind is passive – it consumes information and regurgitates it in familiar forms. The dimensional mind is active, transforming everything it digests into something new and original, creating instead of consuming. Robert Greene
A mind that is very clear, is free from all entanglements of attachment and so on. Jiddu Krishnamurti (Source)
Your mind has the power to change all of the outer aspects of your life. You create your life from the inside out. Rhonda Byrne
See it in your mind until it excites and thrills you, and you will most surely hold it in your hands. Rhonda Byrne
Most of the time, the mind is just mud wrestling with itself. Naval Ravikant (Source)
Conclusion
When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Key Takeaways
- Want a clear mind? Be careful what you put it in.
- Humility and simplicity lead to a beautiful mind, which leads to a beautiful life.
- Your mind can be hell or heaven. Misery follows attachment. Inner peace follows detachment.
- Want to improve your mind? Try meditation. (See the benefits here)
- What do you control? Your mind, your attitude, your effort. Not external events. Focus on these and you’ll find peace.
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- How To Improve Your Mental Health
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Table Of Contents
Part 1
Top 15 Images
Best Quotes
Part 2
Mind Quotes That ARE
Famous
Short
Inspirational
Part 3
Conclusion