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"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."
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"People who truly serve God embrace light, they fall in love with light, and they proclaim light, they fight with light."

"Self-discipline is nothing but self-consciousness."

"To truly be better than your past self, you must practice the rule of ten thousand hours and you must invest so much time building yourself up."

"Do not allow yourself to act according to the flesh."

"A faint smile played on his lips. "Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it?""No...sir""I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained."

"Spill not the morning (the quintessence of the day!) in recreations for sleep is a recreation. Add not therefore sauce to sauce. ... Pastime like wine is poison in the morning. It is then good husbandry to sow the head which hath lain fallow all night with some serious work."

"Only a changed person can live according to the law."

"Don't let your imperfections conveniently excuse you from having discipline. Have the courage to work through your imperfections."

"Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in."

"The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success."
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"A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair."

"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture."

"He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor."

"Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God."
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