Louis MacNeice Quotes

Every now and then, I am reminded it's not always about politics. It's about people.

The brain is a dynamic system that constantly processes and creates your reality. It works best if you balance all the things that the brain is good at. The brain is good at being adaptable, flexible, creative, and intelligent. But it's also good at playing and just being. A balanced life provides time - every day if possible - so that every function of the brain is allowed to come alive and flourish.

The problem isn't to learn to love humanity, but to learn to love those members of it who happen to be at hand.

True up-bringing is restricted to two types of welfare; the welfare of the body and that of the mind.

What makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability to think but our ability to love.

The thing that you learn in directing is that when you're on the floor, no matter how complex the shooting is...you have to remain absolutely sensitive to every nuance of the behavior of the people around you. Because, ultimately, if you don't keep in mind the overall humanity, then the machine takes over and suddenly all you have are technically fine shots, technically good performances. The story's being told, but something's lacking, something mysterious, indefinable.

A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.

Going without food or water will kill the body, but the lack of relationship will kill the mind and spirit.

The body oppressed by excesses bears down the mind, and depresses to the earth any portion of the divine spirit we had been endowed with.

Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.

Peace can be agreed around the conference table, but unless it grows in ordinary hearts and minds, it does not last. It may not even begin

Analyze yourself. All emotions are reflected in the body and mind. Envy and fear cause the face to pale, love makes it glow.

A man must be in sympathy with society around him, or else, not wish to be in sympathy with it. If neither of these two, he must be wretched.

Whether or not we continue to enforce a universal conception of human rights at moments of outrage and incomprehension, precisely when we think that others have taken themselves out of the human community as we know it, is a test of our very humanity.

It is not enough to wire the world if you short-circuit the soul. Technology without heart is not enough.

It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated.

My son took many years to learn the simple truth. You cannot love any one person adequately until you have made friends with the rest of the human race also. Adult love demands qualities which cannot be learned living in a vacuum of resentment.

Better to join in with humanity than to set ourselves apart.

It is important to integrate immigrants into society and to welcome them in the church community

I could live a better life if I had a better mind and a better body

If you would perfect your body, guard your mind.

Intelligence comes into being when the mind, the heart and the body are really harmonious.

As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn't come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others.

As far as our physical form, the mind is a great temple. But it has a life span and it dies.

Wellness is a state of mind, body, and spirit. When the three are in alignment, you feel balanced and energized. You have more to give of yourself creatively and to your loved ones. That's what we all strive for.