Quotes about Discipline

It is better to be a little too strict than too liberal.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7 AMP)

Contemplative prayer is a discipline that enables our developing relationship with Jesus Christ to reach stages of growth in union with God.

Good order is the foundation of all good things.

The only liberty that is valuable is a liberty connected with order; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but which cannot exist at all without them. It inheres in good and steady government, as in its substance and vital principle.

Selfcontrol is the skill of saying "no" to sinful desires, even when it hurts.

As a way to practice saying "no," consider small fasts. You could give up food, desserts, computer games, or other activities important to you. This is not a way to punish yourself for what you have done. It is simply a way to have more practice at self-control. Remember that self-control is a skill that develops with practice.

Believe me, for certain men at least, not taking what one doesn't desire is the hardest thing in the world.

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.

The American people know what's necessary to get this economy moving again. It's fiscal discipline in Washington, D.C. and across-the-board tax relief for working families, small businesses and family farms.