quotations about discipline
True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.
MORTIMER J. ADLER
How to Read a Book
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
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
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
A person's attitude toward discipline is the measure of that person's own orientation to order.
MAX VAN MANEN
The Tact of Teaching
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
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
Discipline is like the helm of a ship; it gives direction.
ZESTER HATFIELD
Daddy's Little Girl & Mommy's Little Boy
Military discipline is merely a perfection of social servitude.
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
Democracy in America
At its best, discipline is a form of teaching inner controls.
ALICIA F. LIEBERMAN
The Emotional Life of a Toddler
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