Images: The Disciplined Student of History

In this lecture, Wes Callihan argues that a disciplined life in general should precede and is necessary for the disciplined study of history. Throughout the classical tradition, we find many illustrious voices exhorting us to a faithful, disciplined life characterized by simplicity, purity, and charity.

Below are some images of some of those great voices: Aristotle, who said you are what you do every day; Jerome, who said that haste is of the devil and is often pictured in his study; Augustine, who said our hearts are restless until they rest in God; Aquinas, who said that the slight knowledge of a great book was superior to the great knowledge of a slight book; Sertillanges, who said that if we would want to grow intellectually, we should set aside two quiet hours a day for reading, thought, and contemplation.