The discipline of desire is the background of character.
Work while you work, play while you play – this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.
I many no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather response to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.
I deleted all the games from my computer. I spent days trawling the Internet. I started slowly.
I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
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