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“all social relations exist and grow in the human mind. That one despot can rule over a million other men rests absolutely on their state of mind. They believe that he does; let them change their minds, and he does not.”

Men Mind Believe Humans Doe States Social Grows Millions Perception Relation Tyranny Human Mind State Of Mind Despots Gullibility Social Relations

Book:Human Work

Source: Human Work

“Know that for the human mind there are certain objects of perception which are within the scope of its nature and capacity; on the other hand, there are, amongst things which actually exist, certain objects which the mind can in no way and by no means grasp: the gates of perception are closed against it.”

Knows Way Mind Humans Mean Hands Certain Objects Perception Capacity Gates Human Mind Scope

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this.”

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Book:Lyrical Ballads

Source: Lyrical Ballads

“People do lie to themselves, and they get away with it because every action affirms and reaffirms their perception. That's the power of the human mind. that's the power of thought, which is nothing more- and nothing less- than energy. And when you have a particularly powerful mind, extraordinary things can happen.”

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Author:Vicki Pettersson

“Kant, discussing the various modes of perception by which the human mind apprehends nature, concluded that it is specially prone to see nature through mathematical spectacles. Just as a man wearing blue spectacles would see only a blue world, so Kant thought that, with our mental bias, we tend to see only a mathematical world.”

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Book:The Mysterious Universe [New Revised Edition]

Source: The Mysterious Universe [New Revised Edition]

“The current perception I get from the evening news is that the world is dominated by human failure, crime, catastrophe, corruption, and tragedy. We are all tuning in to see how the human mind is evolving, but the media keeps hammering home the opposite, that the human mind is mired in darkness and folly.”

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Author:Deepak Chopra

“Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve”

Mind Believe Humans Dream Achieve Perception Human Mind

Book:Conceive it! Believe It! Achieve it!

Source: Conceive it! Believe It! Achieve it!