By Richard S. Taylor
- The world belongs to the disciplined.
- Disciplined character belongs to the person who achieves balance by bringing all his faculties and powers under control.
- Habit is character.
- To the Christian, discipline means discipleship – following Jesus, with one’s self denied and one’s cross resolutely carried.
- Disciplined character also means the mastery of moods.
- Discipline is the mark of maturity.
- Without discipline the character will remain weak and infantile.
- Habit must be kept to the role of a servant; otherwise it becomes the master, and the personality begins to vegetate.
- Mature self-restraint is a yielding to sanctions within, imposed by the conscience and judgment; certainly that is the goal. But the first step toward that goal is learning to yield to sanctions without.
- It has often been conceited that he who cannot control himself is not fit to control others. It is just as true that he who cannot follow is not worthy to lead, and he who cannot obey orders is not qualified to give them.
- If you need to reinforce your motivation, then ponder soberly and honestly the end result of drifting through life as an undisciplined person.