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"The Roman legions were formed in the first instance of citizen soldiers, who yet had been made to submit to a rigid discipline, and to feel that in that submission lay their strength."
"Success as I see it is a result, not a goal."
"You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself."
"I started with shoes, and with hard work and discipline, the business prospered. I moved to the department store business and again, things went well."
"Each day look into your conscience and amend your faults; if you fail in this duty you will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason that are within you. Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were your own enemy; for you cannot learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey the dictates of your conscience."
"A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself."
"You must have discipline to have fun."
"If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder."
"We can't have everything! It took a lot of growing up for me to realize this unalterable fact and to discipline myself into accepting it."
"It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one's mind is the essence of the Buddha's teaching."
"Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences."
"Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life."
"To do is hard, but to teach is still harder. Do not teach only to teach. Teach to improve the pupil. To be a teacher requires tremendous, vigorous discipline on oneself. We are teachers because somebody demands it from us. But the teacher should first rub his own self, and teach afterwards"
"Nothing is a hobby - each discipline is its own world with its own high standards. Of course, every artist has 'minor works' that they do, but I don't think I have any 'minor disciplines.'"
"Learning how to discipline your speech is a way of preventing your energies from spilling out of you through the rupture of your mouth, exhausting you and filling the world with words, words, words instead of serenity, peace and bliss."
"First, there must be talent. . .Then there must be discipline. . .Then there must be. . .and absolute conscience. . .to prevent faking."
"The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others."
"What would Kathy say if she knew I let the whole crew eat those Oreos when they never did eat their carrot sticks (which I had so firmly required as prerequisite)? All three of my kids were probably heading for disease (not enough veggies) and jail (not enough discipline)."
"It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained."
"Plans are easy to make, dreams are easy to dream. But putting your back into it? A little bit of hard graft and discipline? That is just too scary and far too much effort for the masses"
