Today I have a simple post; a collection of a dozen or so insightful quotes that I have collected. Consider it your daily dose of “mind food.”

There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think. – Ayn Rand

Carpenters bend wood. Fletchers bend arrows. Wise men fashion themselves. – Buddha

The Kingdom (of Heaven) is inside you and it is outside you. – Jesus of Nazareth

Seek not to follow in the footsteps of wise men; seek what they sought. – Basho

Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but mastering our thoughts. – John Harricharan

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

You cannot see the truth if you are looking at something else instead, and you will not stop looking at that “something else” unless you allow for the possibility of error, and even seek to find it. – Steve Gillman

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life. Our life is the creation of our mind. – Buddha

Can you stand alone and see what you see when the whole world sees something else? If not, suspect that you are not ready for the truth. – Steve Gillman

What authority can there be above that of your own clear seeing of the truth? And how would you know which authority to follow, if you could not trust your own vision? – Steve Gillman

The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former. – Alfred Armand Montapert

The divine kingdom to be regained is psychological not physical. It is metaphorical not literal. It is “within” not in extenso. – Julian Jaynes

Feel free to add your own favorite insightful quotes to the list here. Just use the comment box below.