"Now when we think that each of these stars is probably the centre of a solar system grander than our own, we cannot seriously take ourselves to be the only minds in it all."

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Source : Percival Lowell (2006). “Mars (Large Print)”, p.3, ReadHowYouWant.com

Percival Lowell

#Stars Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Mind Quotes

“People are afraid to think, or they don't know how. They fail to realize that, while emotions can't be suppressed, the mind can be strengthened. All over the world people are seeking peace of mind, but there can be no peace of mind without strength of mind.”
“Play is the royal road to childhood happiness and adult brilliance.”
“The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.”
“As the bud a leaf, so at last the thought becomes a word.”
“William Ewart Gladstone is credited with the credo that a prime minister must be a "good butcher." The metaphor is apt insofar as the root of the word "decision" is "to cut."”
“Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out.”

Source : "Michael Sheen: this much I know" by Shahesta Shaitly, www.theguardian.com. November 18, 2012.
“Courage~ What makes the flag on the mast to wave? What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot?~Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz”
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”

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