Quotes about Discipline
A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.
— Herbert Hoover
Surely the experience of all good men confirms the proposition that without a due measure of private devotions the soul will grow lean.
— William Wilberforce
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
— Washington Irving
There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
— Confucius
If you set out to seek freedom, then learn above all things to govern your soul and your senses . . . only through discipline may a man learn to be free.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Idle men tempt the devil to tempt them.
— Charles Spurgeon
A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions.
— David O. McKay
Man is not fully free unless he is master of himself.
— Epictetus
When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its womankind.
— George Bernard Shaw
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. Admiral Bill McRaven (Navy SEAL)
— Terri Savelle Foy
The secret of your success is hidden in your daily routine."[1]
— Terri Savelle Foy