DISCIPLINE QUOTES

quotations about discipline

All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

BIBLE

Hebrews 12:11


Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY

attributed, Royal Air Force Quarterly, 1946


True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.

MORTIMER J. ADLER

How to Read a Book


Discipline yourself and others won't need to.

JOHN WOODEN

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court


Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak and esteem to all.

GEORGE WASHINGTON

letter to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments, July 29, 1757


Self-discipline is the glue that attaches the seeker to the future model.

CECILE REYNAUD

She Can Coach!


Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild.

IMMANUEL KANT

Lectures on Ethics


That discipline which corrects the eagerness of worldly passions, which fortifies the heart with virtuous principles, which enlightens the mind with useful knowledge, and furnishes to it matter of enjoyment from within itself, is of more consequence to real felicity than all the provisions which we can make of the goods of fortune.

HUGH BLAIR

Sermons


A person's attitude toward discipline is the measure of that person's own orientation to order.

MAX VAN MANEN

The Tact of Teaching


Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

JULIE ANDREWS

attributed, Philippines Free Press, 1971


Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

H. JACKSON BROWN, JR.

Twenty One Indispensible Qualities of a Leader


Military discipline is merely a perfection of social servitude.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Democracy in America


Discipline is like the helm of a ship; it gives direction.

ZESTER HATFIELD

Daddy's Little Girl & Mommy's Little Boy


At its best, discipline is a form of teaching inner controls.

ALICIA F. LIEBERMAN

The Emotional Life of a Toddler


Always remember that discipline is like a two-edged sword; it is not only to correct children when they are wrong, but to direct them to a way that is right.

JAMES MERRITT

Friends


Discipline can stop my hunger
Discipline can quench my thirst
Discipline can make me stronger
If it doesn't kill me first

JOE JACKSON

"Discipline", Blaze of Glory


Discipline is important simply because we live in an organized society where, if you have not learned life's requirements at early age, you will be taught later, not by those whose love tempers the lesson but by strangers who could not care less about the harm they do to your personality.

WILLIAM E. HOMAN

Readers Digest, 1969


Discipline is necessary and good. You can't raise successful children without it, but discipline should not repress or tyrannize. Discipline should lead to powerful habits of direction, work, and good judgment. Good discipline produces strength, not weakness; creativity, not banality; responsibility, not self-indulgence.

ZIG ZIGLAR

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World


Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

FRANK HERBERT

Chapterhouse: Dune


The only discipline that lasts is self discipline.

BUM PHILLIPS

attributed, Sportswit