Best Quotes on Discipline

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

தன்னைத்தான் காக்கின் சினங்காக்க காவாக்கால் தன்னையே கொல்லுஞ் சினம்.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

The real meditation is how you live your life.

Even if we face a thousand obstacles and are thrown into a pit of suffering, we will not lose our spirit.

Do not say 'later' for a good deed; do it now.

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others but that he can mold and master his own will.

Allow motion to equal emotion.

Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.

பகுத்தறிவும், சுயமரியாதையுமே ஒரு மனிதனை முழு மனிதனாக்கும்.

Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

If you do not push the boundaries, you will never know where they are.

The decisions of our past are the architects of our present.

A mountain never yields to the wind no matter how strong it is.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Marriage is a form of discipline involving two people committing to a certain lifestyle and set of boundaries.

If you throw away all thoughts of attainment, you will then come to see the real purpose of your quest.

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.

It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.

To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You'll find they haven't half the strength you think they have.

If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else.

You must be willing to do what others won't do, to have what others won't have.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

கஷ்டப்படாம எதுவும் கிடைக்காது. கஷ்டப்படாம கிடைக்கிறது என்னிக்கும் நிலைக்காது.

நமக்குத் தொழில் கவிதை, நாட்டிற்கு உழைத்தல், இமைப்பொழுதும் சோராதிருத்தல்.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

He who knows how to wait need make no concessions.

ஓதாமல் ஒருநாளும் இருக்க வேண்டாம்.

If you quit once it becomes a habit.

Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it & crush it!

எழு, விழி, குறிக்கோளை அடையும் வரை நில்லாதே.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

ஊழையும் உப்பக்கம் காண்பர் உலைவின்றித் தாழாது உஞற்று பவர்.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

Engage in those actions and thoughts that nurture the good qualities you want to have.

என் கடன் பணி செய்து கிடப்பதே.

உளியின் ஓசை அடங்கும்போதுதான் சிலையின் சத்தம் கேட்கும்.

மனதில் உறுதி வேண்டும், வாக்கினிலே இனிமை வேண்டும்.

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

Constantly think about how you could be doing things better.

Many a man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone should have been.

Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.

If you practiced for the day, then you have won. If you were lazy for the day, then you have lost.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no insurmountable barrier except our own inherent weakness of purpose.

Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.

Don't set your own goals by what other people make important.

For things to change, you have to change.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Let one's thoughts be ever lofty.

Desire to do virtuous deeds.

Having fashioned a fine veena, would one cast it into the dust?

எந்தக் காரணத்தைக் கொண்டும், சுயமரியாதையை இழக்காதீர்கள்.

சுயமரியாதை என்பது பிறப்புரிமை. அதை யாருக்கும் விட்டுக்கொடுக்கக் கூடாது.

குன்றின் அனையாரும் குன்றுவர் குன்றின் அனைய செயின்.

எதையும் தாங்கும் இதயம் வேண்டும்.

எண்ணிய எண்ணியாங்கு எய்துப எண்ணியார் திண்ணியர் ஆகப் பெறின்.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life.

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.

Life may be full of pain but that's not an excuse to give up.

It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

A fresh start is a process. A fresh start is a journey – a journey that requires a plan.

Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.

What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Faults are yours to fix, not to curse.

We can either add to our character each day, or we can fritter away our energies in distractions.

Great ones are willing to get burned time and again as they sharpen their swords in the fire.

When we have our body and mind in order, everything else will exist in the right place, in the right way.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.

Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

The man who moved the mountain was the one who began carrying away the smallest stones.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Success seems to be connected to action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Remain calm. Be kind.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

All power is from within and therefore under our control.

Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.

We become brave by doing brave acts.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.

Character is destiny.

The least deviation from truth will be multiplied later.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.

It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!

There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.

People who have goals succeed because they know where they're going. It's that simple.

Success is built sequentially. It's one thing at a time.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

Ancient Rule of Twenty-one: if you do anything for twenty-one days in a row, it will be installed as a habit.

When it comes to mastering a skill, time is the magic ingredient.

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.

Scared people want comfort and certainty so they avoid failure. People living fully seek challenges because this is where they feel alive.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

The Truth is realized in an instant; the Act is practiced step by step.

Freedom itself demands discomfort.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.

Observe reality as it is, not as you would like it to be.

To be aware of Being, you need to reclaim consciousness from the mind. This is one of the most essential tasks on your spiritual journey.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

The first rule of handling conflict is don't hang around people who are constantly engaging in conflict.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.

Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.

Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment.

Give so much away people insist on paying you.

It's only after you've stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

You have to make time, even for something as universal as staring at the stars.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

Mind: a beautiful servant, a dangerous master.

Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.

You don't earn loyalty in a day. You earn loyalty day-by-day.

You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more things with side effects.

Being In The Present Means Tuning Out Distractions And Paying Attention To What Is Important, Now.

If you focus on success, you'll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to focus.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

The four P's to success are pressure, persistence, perseverance, and prayer.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any.

Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

You may delay, but time will not.

If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results.

We run to win, not just to be in the race.

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

The future depends on what you do today.

Every night before going to sleep, we must ask ourselves: what weakness did I overcome today? What virtue did I acquire?

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

If fear is too strong, the genius is suppressed.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers.

Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times.

If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude about it. Don't complain.

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

When you win, say nothing, when you lose say less.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Show up even when you don't want to show up.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

A good teacher opens the door for you, but you must enter the room by yourself.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

The first rule of business; treat others like they want to treat you.

Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.

Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future.

Unless a man is master of his soul, all other kinds of mastery amount to little.

Self-control is strength.

You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.

Resilience is not what happens to you. It's how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dream.

It's easy to wish for health when you're sick. When you're doing well, you need just as much vigilance.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

The mind is the limit.

Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done.

If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it.

At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: 'I have to go to work—as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I'm going to do what I was born for?'

One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.

Think of yourself as dead. you have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.

Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.

Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Be a master of change rather than a victim of change.

The future will be shaped by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.

If you can't, you must. If you must, you can.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Success comes to those who become success conscious.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power.

Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.

You can have results or excuses, but not both.

The more reasons you have for achieving your goal, the more determined you will become.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.

Do something to move yourself toward your major goal every day.

Don't let them drag you down by rumors. Just go with what you believe in.

It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.

Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.

Don't let your mind stop you.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

If you truly expect something to be difficult, it will be.

The ability to hold two competing thoughts in one's mind and still be able to function is the mark of a superior mind.

You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life.

The measure of wisdom is how calm you are when facing any given situation.

Trust your instincts: my first reaction is almost invariably the right one.

If you can't argue both sides, you can't argue.

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

The problem happens when we have multiple desires. When we have fuzzy desires. When we want to do ten different things and we're not clear about which is the one we care about.

I can control the morning better than the evening and through the day. Things happen through the day that kind of blow you off course.

When the alarm goes off, you get up. You don't think about it, you don't wait for a second, you don't hit the snooze button. You get up.

Whether I retire to bed early or late, I rise with the sun.

I like to get my workout in early in the morning. It's my anchor. It's the one thing I can control, and it sets the tone for the rest of my day.

I get up at 4:00 am and work for five to six hours. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism.

In the morning, we have a clean slate. We have a high degree of self-control, or willpower.

I am a perpetual starter. I have to be doing something from the moment I get up. And I get up very early.

I found that if I got up early and I worked out, I had a better day.

I don't walk away from things that I think are unfinished.

Attitude drives actions. Actions drive results. Results drive lifestyles.

You have the ability, now apply yourself.

The hard path is often the right one. The river teaches more than the shore.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

Make your mind your own business.

Don't spend major time on minor things.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Thinking is the hardest work there is. That is why so few people engage in it.

Knowledge isn't power until it is applied.

Rather than waste time and energy worrying, use that time and energy to constructively deal with whatever is causing the worry.

When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

We need a backbone, not a wishbone.

Find the game where you can win, and then commit your life to playing it; and play to win.

The big thing is to make a winning effort. I'm not obsessed with wins.

Anger, ego, jealousy are the biggest diseases,Keep yourself aloof from these three diseases.

The person who cannot control his words shows that he cannot control himself.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

He who fails to plan, plans to fail.

Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

With self-discipline, almost anything is possible.

Do what is right, not what is easy, nor what is popular.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible.

We don't stumble accidentally into an amazing life. It takes decision, a commitment to consistently work on ourselves.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.

Confidence is consistency of thinking about what is possible and how to make it possible.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

The greatest weariness comes from work not done.

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

You don't have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.

Watch what you say, and whatever you say, practice it.

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.

Little by little, one travels far.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions.

To succeed takes more than the desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.

Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

Never give way to laziness.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you don't program yourself, life will program you.

The power to make and break habits and learning how to do that is really important.

To acquire true self power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless.

What kills the creative force is not age or lack of talent, but our own spirit, our own attitude.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

Receive without complaint, Work with fate.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

Learn only how to avoid seeking for and attaching yourselves to anything.

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

There is an essence of when you are fearless, you become more creative.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Curiosity is the most powerful thing you own. Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality.

A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.

First comes the shy wish. Then you must have the heart to have the dream. Then, you work, and work.

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Talk does not cook rice.

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does.

The best fighter is never angry.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

If I persist long enough I will win.

To be prepared is half the victory.

When you are talented you do it whatever it is until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Take interest and even delight in doing the small things well.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Anyone who has ever made anything of importance was disciplined.

When you lose your desire for things that do not matter, you will be free.

Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Freeing oneself from words is liberation.

Seek not the good in external things;seek it in yourselves.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-correction.

A Quitter never wins - and - a Winner never quits.

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

A leader leads by example, not by force.

The greatest of empires, is the empire over one's self.