Following is our list of discipline and self control quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about how to control self discipline.
Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward. — Napoleon Hill
The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline. — Bum Phillips
The discipline of desire is the background of character. — John Locke
Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear. — Bernard Law Montgomery
To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline. — Sivananda
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction. — Margaret Thatcher
Discipline is rooted in the truth you tell yourself. — Jocko Willink
Discipline to me is sacrifice; it's willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself. — Bobby Bowden
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. — Jim Rohn
Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities. — Bertrand Russell
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Short Discipline And Self Control Quotes
Discipline and concentration are a matter of being interested. — Tom Kite
If we don't discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us. — William Feather
Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most. — Abraham Lincoln
If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us. — William Feather
Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline — Tom Izzo
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. — James Allen
It takes discipline to be a free spirit. — Gabrielle Roth
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period. — Lou Holtz
Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion. — Jim Rohn
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves. — Virginia Woolf
Discipline And Self Control Image Quotes
The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person. — Norman Vincent Peale
Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.
What Is Self Discipline And Self Control Quotes
Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and good for us in the long run, not what we want to do right now. It's central, in fact, to civilisation. — Roy Baumeister
Your mental attitude is someting you can control outright and you must use self-discipline until you create a Positive Mental Attitude - your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are. — Napoleon Hill
God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his children shall be filled if they will only hunger and thirst after what he offers. — Richard Holloway
We are what we believe we are.
There can be no self-government without self-discipline. There can be no self-government without self-control. There can be no liberty unless it is grounded in moral discipline and the ability to do what is right. — Alan Keyes
The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do. This self-denial is the unique way to usher in God's kingdom and to realize the kingdom life. — Witness Lee
Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent. — Benjamin Bloom
Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them! — Zig Ziglar
You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow. — Janis Joplin
Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency. — Denzel Washington
I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one. — Nikola Tesla
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. — Clint Eastwood
That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. — George Orwell
The price of discipline is always less than the pain of regret. — Nido R Qubein
Self Discipline Quotes
If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline — Lee Kuan Yew
Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless. — Rickson Gracie
Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it. — Ralph Ellison
The best way to overcome the world is not with morality or self-discipline. Christians overcome the world by seeing the beauty and excellence of Christ. They overcome the world by seeing something more attractive than the world: Christ — Thomas Chalmers
Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment. — Ross Perot
To know how to put what knowledge in which place is wisdom (hikmah). Otherwise, knowledge without order and seeking it without discipline does lead to confusion and hence to injustice to one's self. — Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas
If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace. — Dogen
Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ''in spirit and in truth.'' Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them. — Elisabeth Elliot
Don't wait for a more convenient day to discipline your mind! — T. B. Joshua
The power to make and break habits and learning how to do that is really important. — Naval Ravikant
Self Control Quotes
Face your fear, empty yourself, trust your own voice, let go of control, have faith in outcomes, connect with a larger purpose, derive meaning from the struggle. — Kano Jigoro
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. — Max Lucado
Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches. — Sri Aurobindo
Integrity is the value we set on ourselves. It is a fulfillment of the duty we owe ourselves. An honorable man or woman will personally commit to live up to certain self-imposed expectations. They need no outside check or control. They are honorable in their inner core. — James E. Faust
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest. — Max Lucado
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. — Dale Carnegie
Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They are the residue of centralized bureaucracy, of government by a self-anointed elite. — Ronald Reagan
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. — Lao Tzu
A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason — Hugo Grotius
Learn To Be Disciplined Quotes
Concentration can be cultivated. One can learn to exercise will power, discipline one's body and train one's mind. — Anil Ambani
One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top. — Bob Richards
I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn't anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day. — Tom Hardy
To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech -- this is the greatest blessing. — Buddha
The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return. — Benjamin Spock
Painting and art cannot be taught. You can save time if someone tells you to put blue and yellow together to make green, but the essence of painting is a self-disciplined activity that you have to learn by yourself. — Romare Bearden
I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved in trying to make your child understand, learn from bad experiences and make sure they don't happen again. — Archie Manning
Discipline and diligence are up there on the list, but one of the most important qualities of many really successful people is humility. If you have a degree of humility about you, you have the ability to take advice, to be coachable, teachable. A humble person never stops learning. — Todd Blackledge
The two seem, at first glance, to be opposed, but when you have advanced a little in both, you find that concentration learned in Yoga is of immense use in attaining the mental powers necessary in Magick; on the other hand, the discipline of Magick is of the greatest service in Yoga. — Aleister Crowley
I'd like to be a bigger and more knowledgeable person ten years from now than I am today. I think that for all of us as we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening, learning, keeping our minds active and open. — Clint Eastwood
When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous self-control, it turns out those individuals aren’t all that different from those who are struggling. Instead, ‘disciplined' people are better at structuring their lives in a way that does not require heroic willpower and self-control. — James Clear
Rule your mind or it will rule you. — Horace
The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince. — Vince Lombardi
My whole theory for the improvement of society is based on a belief in the discipline and the education of the individual to self-control and right doing, for the sake of right doing. I have never seen fundamental improvements imposed from the top by ordinances and laws. — Ida Tarbell
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. — Buddha
Real peace comes only to those who control the body and mind with self-discipline. — Vishnudevananda Saraswati
You can never conquer the mountain. You can only conquer yourself. — Jim Whittaker
God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow! — Joyce Meyer
I knew that, without killing the creative mood, I had to keep the balance between my emotional outburst and the merciless discipline of a super-personal control, thus submitting myself ti the self-imposed law of dance composition — Mary Wigman
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. — Grenville Kleiser
Sure I am a religious man who is also passionate about conserving the environment. But I am also a CEO, with all the bad habits and attitudes that are natural to the species. . . . I am still naturally self-interested, overconfident, full of pride, and eager to control a meeting as any CEO in America. Every day, I struggle with my ego. — Tom Chappell
About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation. — Tom Wilson
Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those. — Roy Baumeister
If you don't make a conscious effort to control your focus-and decide in advance which things you're going to focus on-you'll be so pulled by the demands of the world that you will soon find yourself living in reaction rather than living a life plan you've designed for yourself. — Tony Robbins
I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master. — Antonio Porchia
But the self-controlled man, moving among objects, with his senses under restraint, and free from both attraction and repulsion, attains peace. — Chinmayananda Saraswati
Ixion exists as an antidote to the rules and conventions of other places. We believe that indulging in pleasure will make better people. Self-denial and discipline and virtue are all myths invented to control you. — Marianne de Pierres
Time management requires self-discipline, self-mastery and self-control more than anything else. — Brian Tracy
With self-discipline most anything is possible. Theodore Roosevelt Rule your mind or it will rule you. — Horace
Self-respect is the root of discipline — Abraham Joshua Heschel
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. Grenville Kleiser Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. — Jim Rohn
An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer joys. — Vida Dutton Scudder
Our greatest individual challenge in life is self-discipline. The self-discipline of a healthy diet, daily exercise, controlling our thoughts, selflessly serving others, and living a life of integrity. — Bradford Winters
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. — Stephen Covey
The two great words of antiquity are behold and beware. Behold the possibilities and beware the temptations. — Jim Rohn
Discipline enables you to think first and act second. — Joyce Meyer
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them if they will not apply themselves to me. — Michel de Montaigne
You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself. — Leonardo da Vinci
Discipline is the virtue that begins in obedience and flowers in self-control. — Ted Malloch
The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the submission to discipline and the rigor of self-control. — Kenyon Cox
I believe that obstinacy, or the dread of control and discipline, arises not so much from self-willedness as from a conscious defect of voluntary power; as foolhardiness is not seldom the disguise of conscious timidity. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's an art, not a sport. — Elvis Presley
Not using faults does not mean that one does not have them. — Antonio Porchia
There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than half accomplishes the object. — Charlotte Dacre
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