Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.Dalai Lama
In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.Dalai Lama
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that we have several.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.Francois de La Rochefoucauld
