Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

What people want, above all, is order.

While discipline and freedom seem like they sit on opposite sides of the spectrum, they are actually very connected.

Self-government won't work without self-discipline.

Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work.

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.

Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.

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

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.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

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.

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

The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team.

Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied. In the spiritual life, discipline means to create that space in which something can happen that you hadn't planned or counted on.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

Obedience is the primary object of all sound education.

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people.

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

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

Obedience is a strong virtue, capable of making me master of my emotions by giving me more strength to conquer my pride as I submit to those above me out of respect for their God-given authority and those below me out of love.

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

Freedom is what everyone wants - to be able to act and live with freedom. But the only way to get to a place of freedom is through discipline.

Order is power.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.

Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another.

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.

Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to the optimum point in the strictly bureaucratic administration.

Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions.

In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.

Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.

Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it. Write the list or the schedule the night before, and then do what you said you would do. Life becomes much better when you do that.

To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.

Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.