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Which general wrote, "Discipline is the soul of an army"?

discipline

[dis-uh-plin] / ˈdɪs ə plɪn /




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Medicaid, for those who qualify, and Medicare help, of course, but living paycheck-to-paycheck requires no small amount of discipline and thrift.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

And it must be pointed out again the Southern Section has no authority to discipline coaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Today we have elements of both without the discipline of either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

There is no shortage of articles, books, and social content aimed at curbing what is framed as a lack of discipline, often with a focus on self-help or weight management.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The ethos of atomic physics—the relentless drive to find irreducible particles, universal mechanisms, and systematic explanations—would soon permeate biology and drive the discipline toward new methods and new questions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It also aims to help build a broader bioengineered, silicon-based materials ecosystem by connecting researchers, industry partners, policymakers, educators, and future innovators across multiple disciplines and sectors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

On the matter of the excluded events, Coe said the disciplines held at the Ultimate Championship were "not in tablets of stone".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Experts recommend focusing on classic disciplines that hone uniquely human skills and capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Held on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul –- a vast mountain lake in northern Kyrgyzstan -- athletes have been competing in dozens of disciplines: from intellectual board games to arm-wrestling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

This diversity of disciplines poses problems for would-be authors of a book aimed at answering Yali’s question.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Ordinarily, a bank would be disciplined by depositors’ concern about its solvency and by bank competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“You really have to do the math and you really have to be disciplined about it,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Vera Bradley is benefiting from its refreshed product assortment, a stepped-up marketing strategy, improved inventory management, and disciplined pricing and promotion governance, Bickley said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was a balanced team performance with a disciplined defence, a trademark of Harbaugh's team throughout his time in Baltimore.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

At the press conference I was once again keen to reassert a number of themes: first, that I was a loyal and disciplined member of the ANC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“There is no study out there that I have found that says this is an effective way of disciplining elementary school students,” London said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Rate hikes aimed at disciplining speculation can do more than cool the room.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

“By arresting Villarreal, rather than solely disciplining the employee for any wrongdoing, county officials took this ‘everyday journalism’ and transformed it ‘into a crime,’ ” she wrote.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026

Schools have also become much more lenient in disciplining students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

There are three afternoon announcements after the usual list of kids who need to report to the vice principal for disciplining.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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