Anne Lamott Quotes

Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.

For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse.

Without discipline, there can be no freedom.

We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.

The most valuable form of discipline is the one that you impose upon yourself.

My father taught me that only through self-discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water in a cup and you can drink; without the cup, the water would splash all over. The cup is discipline.

The disciplined are free.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.

The discipline that is needed in our lives is the discipline that comes from within.

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but in a little while I conquered my weakness and felt a pleasure I never knew before - that of doing as I willed.

Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted