Abraham J. Heschel: Self-respect is the fruit of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the…
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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- It is impossible to fight for what is righteousness and justice if in your life, marriage, or world, you are not living righteously and justly. The way you live is what gives you authority, not what you say you believe.
- If you're in a friendship, be ALL in! If you're in a job, be ALL in! If you're in a church, be ALL in! Whatever you're in, deserves you to be ALL IN!
- There is one sure antidote to dysfunction: DISCIPLINE. Bad habits are by default. Good habits are by design that produce Health and Self-Mastery.
- You learn a lot about someone by what they choose to do when no one is watching.
- Enthusiasm for what is good and great is the noblest condition the heart can know, a disposition in which it were well if it could continually abide.