George Herbert Quotes

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

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and it's up to me to choose to develop them.

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

Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

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

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.

There's no one to stop you but yourself.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

You cannot lead others until you have first learned to lead yourself.

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

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.