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Bertrand Russell Quote: “Right discipline consists, not in external…”

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.

December 10, 2019 1872, Bertrand Russell, British, May 18, Quotes by Philosophers

Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote: “With increasing age, dullness of mind…”

With increasing age, dullness of mind and heart sets in.

December 6, 2019 1895, Indian, Jiddu Krishnamurti, May 12, Quotes by Philosophers

Gaston Bachelard Quote: “Reverie is not a mind vacuum….”

Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul.

December 2, 2019 1884, French, Gaston Bachelard, June 27, Quotes by Philosophers

William Cowper Quote: “Absence of occupation is not rest…”

Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.

December 2, 2019 1731, English, November 26, Quotes by Poets, William Cowper

Huey Newton Quote: “I didn’t get trained by the…”

I didn’t get trained by the school system like other kids, and when I did concentrate on learning, my mind was cluttered and locked by the programming of the system.

November 28, 2019 1942, American, February 17, Huey Newton, Quotes by Activists

Horace Quote: “You traverse the world in search…”

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.

November 21, 2019 65 BC, Horace, Quotes by Poets, Roman

Lysander Spooner Quote: “All know the importance of sustaining…”

All know the importance of sustaining the hopes of a sick man. The reason of this is that his nervous system is then, vastly more than in health, susceptible to the influence of particular states of the mind.

November 15, 2019 1808, American, January 19, Lysander Spooner, Quotes by Philosophers

John Burns Quote: “I neither drink nor smoke, because…”

I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.

November 15, 2019 1858, English, John Burns, October 20, Quotes by Activists

Amiri Baraka Quote: “I met Malcolm the month before…”

I met Malcolm the month before he was killed. He deeply changed my mind about America.

November 12, 2019 1934, American, Amiri Baraka, October 7, Quotes by Poets

Juvenal Quote: “A child is owed the greatest…”

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don’t ignore your son’s tender years.

November 10, 2019 60, Juvenal, Quotes by Poets, Roman

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