May 2010
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Quote:
“Discipline” is a difficult word for most of us. It conjures up images of somebody standing over you with a stick, telling you that you are wrong. But self-discipline is different. It’s the skill of seeing through the hollow shouting of your own impulses and piercing their secret. They have no power over you. It’s all a show, a deception. Your urges scream and bluster at...
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“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”
-Thucydides
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