Quotes about Discipline

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

Obedience is the highest practical courage.

True will-power and courage are not on the battlefield, but in everyday conquests over our intertia, laziness, boredom.

forgiveness must be taught and practiced, as one would practice any difficult craft.

He resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good.

Quiet time is not an excuse for the lazy but a wise investment for the diligent.

Some fathers exasperate their children by being overly strict and controlling. They need to remember that rearing children is like holding a wet bar of soap — too firm a grasp and it shoots from your hand, too loose a grip and it slides away. A gentle but firm hold keeps you in control.

Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

But none of us can claim an innate spiritual advantage. In reality, we are all equally disadvantaged. None of us naturally seeks after God, none is inherently righteous, none instinctively does good (cf. Romans 3:9-18). Therefore, as children of grace, our spiritual discipline is everything — everything! I repeat . . . discipline is everything!