Discipline is a habit.
Α practice.
An inspiration.
Discipline is dedication to achieving a goal.
Discipline is self-knowledge.
It is a virtue.
A “desideratum”.
It is an education.
It is freedom (As Baruch said: “At the end of the day our only freedom, is the freedom to be disciplined with ourselves).
Discipline is excellence.
Discipline yourself for yourself. For you. Not for other people. Not because it is required or because of conventions.
Discipline your body. Not just for having a beautiful body. But for your body.
Discipline the mind. Not for being liked by other minds but to have your own mind in balance.
Discipline the tongue. Not for the sake of self-discipline but because it is a powerful weapon when used at the appropriate moment (as is silence).
Discipline yourself in order to be able to break the discipline. That is freedom.
«Discipline should not be practiced like a rule imposed on oneself from the outside, but that it becomes an expression of one’s own will; that» Erich Fromm (1900-1980)/ German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
