Quotes about Discipline

Prayer is the one hand with which we grasp the invisible; fasting, the other, with which we let loose and cast away the visible.

But God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. . . . Without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:10, 14

I found our speech copious without order, and energetic without rules

God instituted sacrifice not for His own sake but for our sake. The sacrificial law is a means to God's glorious end: it disciplines His people, focusing their attention on worship, gratitude, sorrow for sin, the need for purity, and the necessity of renouncing everything in order to cling to God.

Since men's nature is prone to hypocrisy, it is easy for Satan to persuade them that the true worship of God consists in ceremonies and outward discipline.

Fasting of the body is food for the soul.

Good ball players make good citizens.

In my mind nothing is more abhorrent than a life of ease. None of us has any right to ease. There is no place in civilization for the idler.

You can only become great at something you are willing to sacrifice for

There is no greatness apart from self control. Development that does not include self government will only guarantee our mediocrity.

Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.