Discipline Quotes

“Freedom or prison--what's the difference? A man must develop unwavering will power subject only to his reason.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The First Circle

“As his mind becomes purer and his emotions come under control, his thoughts become clearer and his instincts truer. As he learns to live more and more in harmony with his higher Self, his body's natural intuition becomes active of itself. The result is that false desires and unnatural instincts which have been imposed upon it by others or by himself will become weaker and weaker and fall away entirely in time. This may happen without any attempt to undergo an elaborate system of self-discipline on his part: yet it will affect his way of living, his diet, his habits. False cravings like the craving for smoking tobacco will vanish of their own accord; false appetites like the appetite for alcoholic liquor or flesh food will likewise vanish; but the more deep-seated the desire, the longer it will take to uproot it--except in the case of some who will hear and answer a heroic call for an abrupt change.”
― Paul Brunton, Healing of the Self, the Negatives: Notebooks

“[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness.”
― Scott Hahn, Hope for Hard Times

“Man was designed in a way in which he must eat in order to give him a solid reason to go to work everyday. This helps to keep him out of trouble. God is wise.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“‎"If there is no discipline, there is anarchy. Good citizenship demands attention to responsibilities as well as rights.”
― Joe Clark

“A Christian understanding of the world sees a child's character not as genetically determined but as shaped to a significant degree by parental discipleship and discipline.”
― Russell D. Moore, Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches

“Men need discipline! Countries need discipline! World needs discipline! He who wants to be successful needs discipline! Be a man of discipline!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters.”
― Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys

“I do not have it in for relativism. In many respects I find it a fascinating, even attractive, alternative. It engenders epistemological humility, defeats an arrogant pomposity in belief, even promotes a sort of democratic ideal in matters of knowledge. Perhaps its most comforting feature is that it requires no hard work at all in the matter of justifying beliefs.”
― David L. Wolfe, Epistemology: The Justification of Belief

“It must take a lot of self-discipline,' she said.

'Oh, I don't know. I don't have much.' He felt himself about to say again, and unable to resist saying, that 'Dumas, I think it was Dumas, some terrifically prolific Frenchman, said that writing novels is a simple matter - if you write one page a day, you'll write one novel a year, two pages a day, two novels a year, three pages, three novels, and so on. And how long does it take to cover a page with writing? Twenty minutes? An hour? So you see. Very easy really.'

'I don't know,' she said, laughing. 'I can't even bring myself to write a letter.'

'Oh, now that's hard.'
("Novelty")”
― John Crowley, American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now

“Hierarchy and discipline gave shape to the world;that was what he had always believed.Life was made easy by adherence toa rigid structure.But maybe that only really worked when you were at the top of the ladder,when you were doing well.The further down the rungs you went,the more of a victim of circumstances you became and the less it mattered whether or not you were in control.”
― James Lovegrove, The Age of Ra

“We may well find that if we are to fulfill God's mandate on earth, we will need to communicate less often so we can communicate more. We will need to forsake the ease and the pace of quantity for the reflective significance of quality.”
― Tim Challies, The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion

“The war had made some into libertines and some into serious, sober men.”
― Charles Bracelen Flood, Lee: The Last Years

“Discipline is built in empty rooms... build strength where no applause lives.”
― Christine Elise

“Every story I write is a movie in motion - I just let the reader hold the camera.”
― Riju Da, The Atlantic Protocol: A Dan Moss Thriller: Power runs deeper than the ocean

“Words are the lowest form of communication. Patterns are the highest.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean

“Energy is more honest than words.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean

“You cannot out-discipline a desire you still worship. Only God can change your appetite. When sin becomes too sweet to quit, you need God to make it bitter.”
― Christen Kuikoua

“Discipline is the quiet architect of greatness.”
― Nitinjeet Sahu

“Deception thrives when you rush. Truth appears when you slow down.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean

“Discipline is the greatest regulator of growth; without it, potential expires unused.”
― Okechukwu Augustus

“Motivation gets you started, but discipline keeps you going .”
― Nitinjeet Sahu, The Last Exam: Exploring the Inner Soul of a UPSC Warrior

“Distance is louder than confrontation.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean

“Discipline is not something you force every day.
It is something that becomes natural once your identity begins to change.”
― Mujtaba Afzal, The Identity Override: Building Self-Discipline Through Identity

“Clarity begins when you choose truth over comfort.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean

“Seeing through deception doesn’t mean becoming cold. It means becoming clear.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean

“Clarity protects you. Clarity frees you. Clarity gives you peace.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean, My Voice: A Guide to Mastering Life, Truth, and Purpose

“Once you see, you can never go back to being blind.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean, My Voice: A Guide to Mastering Life, Truth, and Purpose

“Awareness prevents heartbreak. Awareness prevents betrayal. Awareness prevents wasted time.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean, My Voice: A Guide to Mastering Life, Truth, and Purpose

“You cannot live a new life with an old identity.”
― Ralph Clotaire Jean, My Voice: A Guide to Mastering Life, Truth, and Purpose