Habits & Discipline

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life.'

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, add what is uniquely your own.

Repetition is the mother of skill.

Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.

Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.

I can resist everything except temptation.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea.

Don't take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'