(967 quotes found)
“If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated, he has but to look into his own heart, and upon the world around,...Looking upon the lives of men and women, he will perceive how the hasty word, the bitter retort, the act of deception, the blind prejudice and foolish resentment bring wretchedness and even ruin in their train.”
James Allen
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
Buddha
“When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you”
Zig Ziglar
“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all of them came first.”
Harry S Truman
“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
Frank Herbert
“The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.”
John Steinbeck
“Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.”
Bette Davis
“One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top.”
Bob Richards
“No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.”
Seneca
“The surest test of discipline is its absence.”
Clara Barton
