That which infuses discipline is the study of wisdom and overcoming [bad] habits.
لِقاحُ الرِّياضَةِ دِراسَةُ الحِكْمَةِ وغَلَبَةُ العادَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Discipline is not beneficial except in a woken soul.
لا تَنْجَعُ الرِّياضَةُ إلاّ في نَفْس يَقِظَة (يقِظة وهِمَّة)۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
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