Dorothea Dix Quotes

Few women and fewer men have enough character to be idle.

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

I think being idle is quite hard for me to do.

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.

Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

I only really work when I want to.

Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can atrophy or grow stronger depending on how it's used.

My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline.

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves.

I think the man who eats the bread of idleness is under a certain obligation to speak well of labor.

The only routine I have is that I finish everything I start. I wake up early every day - about 6.30 A.M. - but I do not work every day. I could laze for a day or two, but I wouldn't do it for three.

My criticism is too severe sometimes and that is not good. But why don't you start doing your work unless your leader flies into a rage? It is not that you cannot do it but that you don't want to do it.

We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.

I do believe sometimes discipline is very important. I'm not just lying around like a lazy cow all the time.

Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.

I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.

The more my people work, the less vices they will have

Our own laziness taxes us more than kings...

Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

Without pressure, I'm not going to wake up every day to go work, or do extra shooting, or lifting.

I'm not a particularly disciplined person in terms of my work habits.

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.