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.

Quote by Charles Horton Cooley

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The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through...

The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through...

Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than...

Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than...

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise...

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much...

Between richer and poorer classes in a free country a mutually respecting antagonism is much...

To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of...

To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of...

Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind...

Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind...

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse.

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which...

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which...

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance...

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance...

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.