Quotes about Self-discipline
A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions, and no matter what his pretensions in religion, he moves in daily life very close to the animal plane.
- David O. McKay
Cultivate will power, that massive creative force that God the creator built into you. Do not let it remain flabby but strengthen it by use and exercise.
- Norman Vincent Peale
I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
- Denzel Washington
There is only one thing in life you can control: Your own effort.
- Mark Cuban
Study to be quiet, and to do your own business.
- Anonymous
The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil.
- Anonymous
For me in the past, working out has been a real chore and a punishment. When you're down that route, you're never going to keep it up.
- Frankie Bridge
Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.
- Publilius Syrus
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
When our honor becomes greater than our moods, that is where transformation happens
- Stephen Covey
Peak performance begins with your taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you.
- Brian Tracy
The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.
- John of the Cross