Arthur Schopenhauer on Discipline Quotes

"We should treat our life as a task to be performed, and in this sense, the Stoics were the first to teach the duty of self-mastery."

"To be free from the bondage of the Will, one must first adopt the Stoic's detachment from the fruits of action."

"Stoicism is a system of spiritual gymnastics, intended to harden the mind against the blows of fortune."

"To attain greatness you must become an observer of the world not merely a victim of it"

"The superior mind finds quietude where the weak find only chaos"

"Regret is a waste of the intellect accept what is done and turn your face to the inevitable"

"Do not shorten the morning by rising late for it is the quintessence of life"

"The Stoic principle of 'endure and renounce' is the most practical rule for navigating a world filled with disappointment."

"Hope is often the disguise of a weak will unwilling to face reality"

"The Stoic seeks to be indifferent to all things, but this indifference is not a lack of feeling; it is a mastery over feeling."