Quotes About Discipline

Neither living nor learning was good without order.

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.

You must remember not to build on prayer and contemplation alone. Unless you strive to live the virtues, you will never grow beyond the stature of spiritual dwarves.

you must not build upon foundations of prayer and contemplation alone, for, unless you strive after the virtues and practice them, you will never grow to be more than dwarfs.

we shall not fail to observe the fasts, disciplines and periods of silence which the Order commands; for, as you know, if prayer is to be genuine it must be reinforced with these things--prayer cannot be accompanied by self-indulgence.

recommend starting with only two to four

Good parenting requires three elements: nurturing, limit setting, and guidance.

She calls it relational heroism—that moment when every muscle and nerve in your body is screaming to do the same old, but through raised consciousness, insight, discipline, and grace, you lift yourself off your accustomed track and deliberately place yourself on another track.

When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no "I'll start tomorrow." Tomorrow is disease.

Your body is a temple but only if you treat it as one.

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. Admiral Bill McRaven (Navy SEAL)

The secret of your success is hidden in your daily routine."[1]

I must have been a really tough kid to corral. I got disciplined quite frequently. I guess that would be the best way to say it. The rod, I wore out the rod. You know, Spare the rod and spoil the child? Well, I wore out the rod.

Although French soldiers have a reputation for dash and flamboyancy, in fact their army was heavily regulated, bureaucratic and relied on working practices and traditions dating well back into the 18th century and beyond .

Practice them in 25-yard repeats, resting ten to fifteen seconds between.

I've always felt that what I have going for me is not my imagination, because everyone has an imagination. What I have is a relentlessly controlled imagination. What looks like wild invention is actually quite carefully calculated.

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

The hand would chastise the head.

We must despise all these temptations and pay no attention whatsoever to them.

A warrior cuts out all unnecessary acts; in this way he saves his personal power.

The warrior lives by challenge; therefore his life is a disciplined strategy.

THE LIFE OF A WARRIOR MUST BE CONTAINED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUCCEED AS A WARRIOR YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE YOUR PERSONAL POWER IN LIVING A LIFE WHICH IS HELTER-SKELTER.

THE LIFE OF A WARRIOR IS A STRATEGY IN SELF-DISCIPLINE. EVERY ACTION, THOUGHT AND FEELING HAS TO BE CAREFULLY ASSESSED AS TO ITS VALUE. WARRIORS CANNOT WASTE THEIR TIME AND PERSONAL POWER ON ISSUES WHICH ARE OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO THEIR DESTINY.