“True discipline is really just self-remembering; no forcing or fighting is necessary.”
― The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self
― The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self
“True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.”
― How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
― How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
with the ability to say no to oneself.”
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with the ability to say no to oneself.”
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“The overman...Who has organized the chaos of his passions, given style to his character, and become creative. Aware of life's terrors, he affirms life without resentment. ”
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“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought to be learned and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.”
― Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley
― Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley
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