Quotes about Self-discipline
The highest evidence of nobility in a Christian is self-control.
- Ellen White
The lessons his mother had instilled had taken hold: Do your best. Don't be arrogant. Never complain.
- George W. Bush
TO LIVE AT PEACE WITH EVERYONE, you need to control not only what you say and do but also what you think. When you indulge in negative thinking about someone, your relationship with that person is damaged. Those hurtful thoughts also affect your relationship with Me, and they may have a depressive effect on you. The remedy lies in seeking My forgiveness, then asking My Spirit to help you think My thoughts. This is the way of Life and Peace.
- Sarah Young
Grow angry slowly - there's plenty of time.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself.
- Teresa of Avila
Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Resolved, never to suffer the least motions of anger to irrational beings.
- Jonathan Edwards
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
- Epictetus
Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
- Epictetus
Many charismatics do not know the difference between legalism and self-discipline.
- Graham Cooke
Diabetes taught me discipline.
- Sonia Sotomayor
There are no excuses in fighting. You can be playing a team sport and have a good game, and you can lose. In fighting, it's all on me. If I go out there and lose, then it's my fault. I like that.
- Alexander Volkanovski