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    Mortimer J. Adler
    “True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.”
    ― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
    tags: discipline, freedom
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    Plato
    “Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
    ― Plato
    tags: discipline, education, mentoring, philosophy
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    Bill Ayers
    “Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.”
    ― Bill Ayers
    tags: children, compassion, discipline, love, parenting
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    Thomas Henry Huxley
    “Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I have resolved at all risks to do this.”
    ― Thomas Huxley, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1
    tags: abyss, facts, humble, inspirational, learning, nature, open-minded, peace, peace-of-mind, preconceptions, preparation, risk, science
    335 likes

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    Abraham Joshua Heschel
    “Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
    with the ability to say no to oneself.”
    ― Abraham Joshua Heschel
    tags: dignity, discipline, inspirational, self-respect
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    Jane Nelsen
    “Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?”
    ― Jane Nelsen
    tags: corporeal-punishment, discipline, motivation, parenting, punishment
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    Samael Aun Weor
    “Whoever submits himself to a super-discipline can expect great triumphs.”
    ― Samael Aun Weor
    tags: discipline, success
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    Dalai Lama XIV
    “A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.”
    ― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness
    tags: discipline, happiness, suffering
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    John C. Maxwell
    “Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
    ― John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
    tags: consistency, discipline, growth-process
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    Calvin Coolidge
    “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
    ― Calvin Coolidge
    tags: attitude, attributed-no-source, determination, persistence
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    Steve Martin
    “Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.”
    ― Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
    tags: comedy, encouragement, humor, steve-martin
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    Paulo Coelho
    “It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.”
    ― Paulo Coehlo
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    Benjamin Franklin
    “If we look back into history for the character of present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the Pagans, but practised it on one another. The first Protestants of the Church of England, blamed persecution in the Roman church, but practised it against the Puritans: these found it wrong in the Bishops, but fell into the same practice themselves both here and in New England.

    [Letter to the London Packet, 3 June 1772]”
    ― ben franklin, The Life and Letters of Benjamin Franklin
    tags: bishops, church-of-england, history, intolerance, new-england, pagans, persecution, protestants, puritans, religious-persecution, roman-catholic
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    Octavia E. Butler
    “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”
    ― Octavia Butler, Bloodchild and Other Stories
    tags: creative-process, habit, inspiration, persistence, writing
    559 likes



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