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Discipline Quotes
"The Warrior of the Light knows that it is impossible to live in a state of complete relaxation.He has learned from the archer that, in order to shoot his arrow any distance, he must hold the bow taut. He has learned from the stars that only an inner explosion allows them to shine. The Warrior notices that when a horse is about to jump over a fence, it tenses all its muscles.But he never confuses tension with anxiety."
"The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success."
"An Italian philosopher said that "time was his estate" an estate indeed which will produce nothing without cultivation but will always abundantly repay the labors of industry and generally satisfy the most extensive desires if no part of it be suffered to lie in waste by negligence to be overrun with noxious plants or laid out for show rather than for use."
"Don't be quick to leave the class of discipline, you shall only live to remember the last lesson."
"The level of Personal Responsibility in developed countries is averagely much higher than is seen in developing nations."
"Why so eager to jump in and direct someone else's life when you can't stick to your own goals and resolutions?"
"Self-discipline is about disciplined thoughts."
"We had laid down the law : no chocolate, no sex."
"Walk away from every vicious act. Never look back."
"Your lack of commitment to being different is what kills you. It is the insanity of doing the same thing every time and expecting a different result that wastes your time."
"Furnishing was not a priority in the Citadel. Shelves, stools, tables... There was a rumor among the novices that priests towards the top of the hierarchy had golden furniture, but there was no sign of it here. The room was as severe as anything in the novices' quarters although it had, perhaps, a more opulent severity; it wasn't the forced bareness of poverty, but the starkness of intent."
"I believe in the discipline of silence and could talk for hours about it."
"Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in."
"Never allow any of your time to be wasted on the frivolities of life."
"Think twice as much as others. Study twice as much as others. Work twice as much as others. Give twice as much as others."
"Great people become great due to the framework, routines and habits they have set for themselves."
"Without self-discipline, your streams of grace become a flood of disgrace. Never let indiscipline weigh you down for critics to pick mockeries on."
"Reason sits firm and holds the reins, and she will not let the feelings burst away and hurry her to wild chasms. The passions may rage furiously, like true heathens, as they are; and the desires may imagine all sorts of vain things: but judgment shall still have the last word in every argument, and the casting vote in every decision. Strong wind, earthquake-shock, and fire may pass by: but I shall follow the guiding of that still small voice which interprets the dictates of conscience."
"Focus on your work. Do what you're great at. Don't compare yourself to others and or waste time criticizing the lives and work of others. Do what matters most to you and make a difference doing that."
"Working hard denies oneself from instant gratification."
"Jiu Jitsu is a baptism by combat, and serves a purpose in the inner life of the individual that has always existed, but our modern culture fails to acknowledge."
"To be lazy is stupid, to be a muscle machine is a crazy thing... and how far we go or father we all the time can find disadvantages and it's own consequences."
"Every unit of time that passes daily should be accounted for."
"You cannot desire to be great when you cannot even focus on 8 hours of work a day."
"If you cannot score just a point each day, you shall score zero points at the end of your days."
"In the absence of self-control, this primordial nature of the limbic brain often compels the mind to give in to evils of corruption."
"One of the strongest conviction of delayed gratification is to convince people to have faith in the truth."
"Self-discipline is a prerequisite to progress."
"Even in extreme conditions, we should not act according to the flesh, for it lusts against the spirit."
"We should be disciplined and responsible and then our prosperity will be stable despite any economic crisis, inflation or a change of government."
"You are born to establish the kingdom of love as you subdue the earth."
"Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship."
"There may be a Nurse Ratched-like listing of things that must be done right this moment: foods that must come out of the freezer, appointments that must be canceled or made, hairs that must be tweezed. But you hold an imaginary gun to your head and make yourself stay at the desk."
"Self-discipline is nothing but self-consciousness."
"The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen" -- which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing."
"I'm hurting you to make you a better soldier in every way. To sharpen your wit. To intensify your effort. To keep you off balance, never sure what's going to happen next, so you always have to be ready for anything, ready to improvise, determined to win no matter what. I'm also making you miserable."
"It's always been important for writers to be disciplined but now even more so. In addition to the traditional displacement activities like cleaning the fridge or eating cake writers are faced with a plethora of online possibilities (some of which may be professionally worthwhile as well as interesting and fun). As a writer it's important to learn how to focus so you can do both as and when you need to."
"Lose your temper and you lose the fight."
"Success is in direct proportion to the level of consistency in the application of the daily disciplines and actions required."
"Godliness should promote the posture worth of exercise and fitness."
"Before Vatican II, in theology, as in other areas, the discipline was fixed. After the council there has been a revolution - a chaotic revolution - with free discussion on everything. There is now no common theology or philosophy as there was before."
"Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.'Romans 6:12Self-control is one of the great keys to success in life. And since God's Word has a lot to say about it, if you ask Him He will help you to cultivate it. What you struggled with when you were young will be different from the things you struggle with when you're older, but you'll face temptation in one form or another as long as you live. Self-control is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit listed in the Bible (see Galatians 5:22-23). It calls for bringing every aspect of your life under the mastery of the Holy Spirit. It's a lifestyle characterised by discipline, not impulse."
"If you are faithful in little things, then you will be given a bigger commitment."
"When you disobey the rule, you sell your freedom. You cripple your real you. The daily direction of your life is restricted and directed by the rule and the ruling."
"People should not expect to eat if they did not work."
"If you understand that a wasted time is a wasted life, you will start running away from television, you will begin to run away from movies, you will run away from games like criminal case and candy crush."
"Holding your brain hostage against your own stupidity - that was how to get stuff done."
"The first obligation for every church is to teach their members the value of hard work."
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