Quotes about Discipline

Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.

Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will.

In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments.

The hurried can become unhurried. But it will not happen by trying alone, nor will it happen instantly. You will have to enter a life of training.

My secret is to train as intensively as I can, if possible, with the same intensity you experience in a real match.

Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

Be very sure that you do not deliberately place yourself in a position to be tempted.

God does not discipline us to subdue us but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness. In His wisdom, He knows that an uncontrolled life is an unhappy life, so He puts reins on our wayward souls that they may be directed into the paths of righteousness.

Our minds must be set always to seek the will of the Lord. Following the progressive discipline revealed through the Bible will result in a walk of obedience to God.

To be a disciple is to be committed to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and committed to following Him every day. To be a disciple is also to be disciplined in our bodies, minds, and souls.

We are to feed the new nature on the Word of God constantly, and we are to starve the old nature, which craves the world and the flesh. We are told to "make not provision for the flesh" [Romans 13:14 KJV].