Discipline Quote by Herbert Spencer

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind.

— Herbert Spencer

Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of man bear fruit.

— Nikos Kazantzakis

Nature's stern discipline enjoins mutual help at least as often as warfare. The fittest may also be the gentlest.

— Theodosius Dobzhansky

“Acting with discipline requires you to know your true nature and, having come to know it, to bring it under control.”

— Cameron Dokey

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained…

— Paul the Apostle

The sterner the discipline, the greater the devotion.

— Pete Carril

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

— William Baldwin

It takes discipline to be a free spirit.

— Gabrielle Roth

Discipline is the servant of inspiration.

— Bebe Moore Campbell

Inconsiderate, rude behavior drives me nuts. And I guess the inconsiderate rudeness of social ineptitude definitely fuels my work.

— Cindy Sherman

I think that all things which evoke discipline: study, and our duties to men and to the commonwealth, war, and personal hardship, and even…

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people...

— Bessie Head