A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single
step. Chinese Proverb
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.
Harry S. Truman
With self-discipline most anything is possible. Theodore Roosevelt
Rule your mind or it will rule you. Horace
There are no short cuts to any place worth going. Beverly Sills
The ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you
should do it, whether you feel like it or not. Ellbert Hubbard
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
Jesse Owens
A colt is worth little if it does not break its halter. Proverb
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power. Seneca
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world. Anonymous
Self-discipline 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
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
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.
Discipline really means our ability to get ourselves to do things when we
don't want.
Arden Mahlberg
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
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
Elie Wiesel
Self respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
Abraham Joshua
Discipline really means our ability to get ourselves to do things when we
don't want to.
Arden Mahlberg
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Aristotle
When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something. Robert Browning
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
Josh Billings
I am indeed a king, because I know how to rule myself. Pietro Aretino
