Yehudi Menuhin Quotes

Discipline is not a restriction but an aid to freedom.

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

Without discipline, there can be no freedom.

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

Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.

I believe that discipline and self-love are the total secrets to freedom.

There is something good in men that really yearn for discipline.

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

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

In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.

Absolute freedom is absolute nonsense! We gain freedom in anything through commitment, discipline, and fixed habit.

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.

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.

Obedience is the path to freedom.

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.

The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.

Discipline is training that corrects and perfects our mental faculties or molds our moral character. Discipline is control gained by enforced obedience. It is the deliberate cultivation of inner order.

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.

The disciplined are free.

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

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure.