Quotes about Discipline
forgiveness must be taught and practiced, as one would practice any difficult craft.
— Philip Yancey
He resisted every impulse to work more rapidly for a lower good.
— Philip Yancey
Quiet time is not an excuse for the lazy but a wise investment for the diligent.
— Priscilla Shirer
Some fathers exasperate their children by being overly strict and controlling. They need to remember that rearing children is like holding a wet bar of soap — too firm a grasp and it shoots from your hand, too loose a grip and it slides away. A gentle but firm hold keeps you in control.
— Kent Hughes
Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
— Kent Hughes
But none of us can claim an innate spiritual advantage. In reality, we are all equally disadvantaged. None of us naturally seeks after God, none is inherently righteous, none instinctively does good (cf. Romans 3:9-18). Therefore, as children of grace, our spiritual discipline is everything — everything! I repeat . . . discipline is everything!
— Kent Hughes
No manliness no maturity! No discipline no discipleship! No sweat no sainthood!
— Kent Hughes
The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.
— Kent Hughes
The difference is one of motivation: legalism is self-centered; discipline is God-centered. The legalistic heart says, "I will do this thing to gain merit with God." The disciplined heart says, "I will do this thing because I love God and want to please Him.
— Kent Hughes
If we confuse legalism and discipline, we do so to our soul's peril.
— Kent Hughes
a Christian mind demands conscious negation; a Christian mind is impossible without the discipline of refusal.
— Kent Hughes
Few things exasperate a child more than inconsistency. Pity the horse that has a rider who gives it mixed signals, digging his heels into its side and pulling the reins at the same time. Even more, pity the child who has the rules changed by a capricious father, and who is always exasperated because of the conflicting messages he receives.
— Kent Hughes