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Discipline Quotes by Richard J. Foster
- Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.
- There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is…
- If we are silent when we should speak, we are not living the Discipline of silence. If we speak when we should be silent, we…
- The Spiritual Disciplines are things that we do. We must never lose sight of this fact. It is one thing to talk piously about 'the…
- Let's discipline ourselves so that our words are few and full.
- God has given us the Disciplines of the spiritual life as a means of receiving his grace. The Disciplines allow us to place ourselves before…
- Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion
- You see, we need instruction on how to possess money without being possessed by money. We need help to learn how to own things without…
- A farmer is helpless to grow grain; all he can do is provide the right conditions for the growing of grain. He cultivates the ground,…
- Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines…
More Discipline Quotes
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do. — Aristotle
- In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted… — Karen Armstrong
- The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire
- If you dedicate your attention to discipline in your life you become smarter while you are writing than while you are hanging… — Russell Banks
- To say that I have an undisciplined mind would not be incorrect overall, but it's a little off the mark because I… — Roseanne Barr
- Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things. — Bruce Barton
- The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. — Bernard Baruch
- From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work. — Dirk Benedict
- As a man may be born with a mathematical faculty, and by training that faculty year after year may immensely increase his… — Annie Besant
- Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline. — Theodor Adorno
- Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude,… — Jacqueline Bisset
- I do believe sometimes discipline is very important. I'm not just lying around like a lazy cow all the time. — Bjork