“So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of higher and more rational forms as contrasted with those that are lower or less rational. A free discipline controls the individual by appealing to his reason and conscience, and therefore to his self-respect; while an unfree control works upon some lower phase of the mind, and so tends to degrade him. It is freedom to be disciplined in as rational a manner as you are fit for.” MindMeanSelfReasonUseFormIndividualHigherDisciplineFitConscienceConcernedAbsenceRationalSelf RespectPhasesDegradeUnfree Book:Human Nature and the Social Order Source: Human Nature and the Social Order
“And then God gave me insight: this was winter. It would end, in time, but not by my own doing. My responsibility was simply to know the season, and match my actions and inactions to it. It was to learn the slow hard discipline of waiting. It was my season to believe in spite of-to believe in the absence of evidence or emotion, when there's nothing, no bud, no color, no light, no birdsong, to validate belief. It was my time to walk without sight.” KnowsBelieveEndsHardLightActionBeliefWaitingMy OwnWalksEmotionResponsibilityColorDisciplineEvidenceSeasonsSightWinterInsightAbsenceMy TimeSpiteInactionBudBirdsong Author:Mark Buchanan
“The military world is characterized by the absence of freedom - in other words, a rigorous discipline-enforced inactivity, ignorance, cruelty, debauchery and drunkenness.” WorldMilitaryIgnoranceDisciplineAbsenceCrueltyDrunkennessInactivityDebauchery Book:War and Peace Source: War and Peace
“A keystone habit leads to other positive habits and disciplines. These positive traits start a chain reaction that produces other positive outcomes. The presence of these important habits help you become more faithful in other areas of your life. On the other hand, the absence of these key disciplines can impact you negatively.” ImportantHelpingHandsProduceKeysHabitDisciplineAreasImpactAbsenceReactionsChainsFaithfulOutcomesTraitsKeystonesChain ReactionsPositive Outcome Author:Craig Groeschel
“I don't think poetry needs to be "easily understandable." First of all, there are often complexities of syntax, form, unfamiliar absences, etc., that require a deeper concentration than is usually demanded of us. So that, right off the bat, is a little difficult. Then there is the deeper issue of what poetry is really asking of us. I feel it is asking us to read with great, even sacred, care and attention. That, too, is difficult. It requires discipline and the creation of a temporary zone of privacy, which is inimical to our current conditions of life.” ThinkingCareDifficultAttentionCreationDisciplineAbsenceComplexityPrivacyZoneConcentrationPoetry IsTemporary Author:Matthew Zapruder
“So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of higher and more rational forms as contrasted with those that are lower or less rational.” MeanUseFormHigherDisciplineConcernedAbsenceRational Book:Human Nature and the Social Order Source: Human Nature and the Social Order
“The surest test of discipline is its absence.” TeachingDisciplineTestsAbsenceAmerican Red Cross Author:Clara Barton