Quotes on Discipline

We live in a society that feeds on criticism. It is so easy to find fault, and to resist doing so requires much discipline.

The one thing more difficult than following a regime is keeping from imposing it on others.

The whole point is to discipline the mind.

No doubt it is an evil to be bound by laws, but it is necessary at the immature stage to be guided by rules; in other words, as the Master used to say that the sapling must be hedged round, and so on.

The hard discipline, with the exception of one great good point, is fraught with evil. The good point is that men can do one or two things well with very little effort, having practiced them every day through generations.

Even the lowest of the Hindus, the Pariah, has less of the brute in him than a Briton in a similar social status. This is the result of an old and excellent religious civilization. This evolution to a higher spiritual state is possible only through discipline and education.

It is a good discipline to be forced to work for work's sake, even to the length of not being allowed to enjoy the fruits of one's labour.

A sapling must be hedged about for protection, but when it becomes a tree, a hedge would be a hindrance. So there is no need to criticise and condemn the old forms.

Reason should direct, and appetite obey.

Odor of blood when Christ was slain Made all Platonic tolerance vain And vain all Doric discipline.

The undisciplined man doesn't wrong himself alone- he sets fire to the whole world.

Build your inner environment. Practice Silence! I remember the wonderful discipline of the Great Ones. When we used to talk and chatter, they would say: "Go back into your inner castle." It was very hard to comprehend then, but now I understand the way of peace

Discipline enabled Heaven to be filled with light; discipline enabled the angels to be immaculate and holy.

Well, let's distinguish religion from spirituality. I am Catholic, so religion for me is a way of having discipline and collective worship with persons who share the same mystery.

Discipline - Success doesn't just happen. You have to be intentional about it, and that takes discipline.

To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.

Nothing of importance is ever achieved without discipline. I feel myself sometimes not wholly in sympathy with some modern educational theorists, because I think that they underestimate the part that discipline plays. But the discipline you have in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.

We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us.

You don't discipline yourself to attain the feeling of love. You attain the feeling of love and then you want to discipline yourself because you love the discipline, because it brings more love.

If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.