Didascalicon, Book III: the art of study (discipline and method)

Hugh of St Victor · Didascalicon de studio legendi

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Chapter XVII. On quiet

The quiet of life, whether interior, that the mind not run about through illicit desires; or exterior, that leisure and opportunity for honorable and useful studies be available; both pertain to discipline.