Fun and Helpful Quotations About the Human Mind

These short quotes about the human mind and curated by the Hubbelt review team may inspire you to change yours.

“The mind of man is capable of anything.” —Joseph Conrad

"The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." —John Milton

"(Sometimes) you will come face to face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels barreling pell-mell down the hill, utterly out of control and hopeless. No problem. You are not crazier than you were yesterday. It has always been this way and you never noticed." —Henepola Gunaratana

“Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that—thoughts.” —Alan Lokos

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” —William James

"You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."—Marcus Aurelius

“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

“Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.” —William James

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” —Viktor Frankl

“Human happiness is a disposition of mind and not a condition of circumstance.” —John Locke

“The mind is the source of all suffering, and it is also the source of all happiness.” —Pema Chodron

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” —Marcus Aurelius

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