Quotes about Discipline

“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”

“You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.”

“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.”

“Temperance is a bridle of gold.”

“Who loves well, chastises well.”

“Discipline is not a nasty word.”

“Self-command is the main discipline.”

“Without discipline, there is no life at all.”

“No one is free who does not lord over himself.”

“Better to be pruned to grow than cut up to burn.”

“The only discipline that last is self discipline.”

“He conquers twice who conquers himself in victory.”

“He who lives without discipline dies without honor.”

“When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.”

“To know how to dispense with things is to possess them.”

“Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.”

“If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.”

“If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.”

“Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.”

“There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.”

“No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.”

“There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.”

“No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.”

“Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.”

“Anybody who gets away with something will come back to get away with a little bit more.”

“Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.”

“No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may mot be subdued by discipline.”

“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.”

“Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.”

“Self-respect is the root of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”