Discipline Quotes — Page 30

Novelist

“Reading is at the threshold of spiritual life; it can introduce us to it; it does not constitute it. There are, however, certain cases, certain pathological cases, so to speak, of spiritual depression in which reading can become a sort of curative discipline and assume the task, through repeated stimulation, of continuously reintroducing a lazy mind into the life of the spirit.”

Spiritual Reading Discipline

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Gautama Buddha

Spiritual Teacher

“The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.”

Practice Discipline Buddhist

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Martha Graham

Dancer, choreographer

“Discipline is liberation.”

Discipline Liberation

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Miguel Angel Ruiz

Author, Spiritual Teacher

“To say a prayer doesn't take more than a minute, but you need the discipline to do it.”

Needs Prayer

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

“That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.”

Goal Life Is Discipline

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Lawrence Reed

Economist, Author, Speaker

“Anything short of the discipline and honesty of a true gold coin standard will inevitably self-destruct, consuming our wealth and liberties, and nurturing the omnipotent state.”

Self Honesty Discipline

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Nikos Kazantzakis

Novelist, Playwright

“Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of man bear fruit.”

Men Desire Discipline

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Henri Nouwen

Theologian, Author

“It is precisely in times of spiritual dryness that we must hold on to our spiritual discipline so that we can grow into new intimacy with God.”

Spiritual Discipline Intimacy

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Henri Nouwen

Theologian, Author

“The third discipline is community. Whom do you choose as your companions? Whom do you choose to be friends with, to live with? Are they people who love you, and care for you, and nurture you?”

People Love You Discipline

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Gustave Flaubert

Novelist

“In her enthusiasms she had always looked for something tangible: she had always loved church for its flowers, music for its romantic words, literature for its power to stir the passions and she rebelled before the mysteries of faith just as she grew ever more restive under discipline, which was antipathetic to her nature.”

Passion Flower Discipline

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John Ruskin

Art Critic, Writer

“It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his readers is sure to skip them.”

Writing Art Discipline

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Murray Gell-Mann

Physicist

“All of modern physics is governed by that magnificent and thoroughly confusing discipline called quantum mechanics ... It has survived all tests and there is no reason to believe that there is any flaw in it. We all know how to use it and how to apply it to problems; and so we have learned to live with the fact that nobody can understand it.”

Believe Discipline Confusing

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