Quotes about Self-discipline

No man who simply eats and drinks whenever he feels like eating and drinking, who smokes whenever he feels the urge to light a cigarette, who gratifies his curiosity and sensuality whenever they are stimulated, can consider himself a free person. He has renounced his spiritual freedom and become the servant of bodily impulse. Therefore his mind and his will are not fully his own. They are under the power of his appetites.

Hope is the living heart of asceticism. It teaches us to deny ourselves and leave the world not because either we or the world are evil, but because unless a supernatural hope raises us above the things of time we are in no condition to make a perfect use either of our own or of the world's true goodness. But

Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things your special case requires to make you happy; but, my friend, these I reckon will give you a good lift.

Happy is he that chastens himself.

Each man is his own absolute lawgiver and dispenser of glory or gloom to himself, the maker of his life, his reward, his punishment.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.

But every time you yield to the temptation, the easier it becomes to yield again and the more difficult it becomes to resist the next time.

Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind.

You have ABSOLUTE CONTROL over but one thing, and that is your thoughts. This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man! It reflects man's Divine nature.

Resolve to throw off the influences of any unfortunate environment, and to build your own life to ORDER.

The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.