Quotes about Discipline
Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.
- Cicero
As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man.
- Thomas a Kempis
To rise at six, to dine at ten, To sup at six, to sleep at ten, Makes a man live for ten times ten.
- Victor Hugo
The devil never tempted a man whom he found judiciously employed.
- Charles Spurgeon
The superior man limits his achievements.
- Confucius
The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must become a part of everyday life.
- Pope John Paul II
No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
- Thomas a Kempis
If a man is going to write on chemistry, he learns chemistry. The same is true of Christianity.
- CS Lewis
A change of opinions is almost unknown in an elderly military man.
- GK Chesterton
A man who wants to control his animal passions easily does so if he controls his palate.
- Mahatma Gandhi
When a man fasts, it is not the gallons of water he drinks that sustains him, but God.
- Mahatma Gandhi
A man who would interpret the scriptures must have the spiritual discipline.
- Mahatma Gandhi