Self Control quotes
46 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Everybody in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions."
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."
"He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. - Ben Franklin"
"Emotions were like wild horses and it required wisdom to be able to control them"
"To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves."
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"Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand."
"What is self-control? It is nothing but a highly developed vital sense, dominating and regulating the mere appetites. To overlook the very existence of this supreme sense; to miss the obvious inference that it is the quality that distinguishes the fittest to survive."
"Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them."
"I am always with myself, and it is I who am my tormentor."
"The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control."
"The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person."
"Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves."
"Discipline enables you to think first and act second."
"Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!"
"When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone."
"You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself."
"Self-control is the ability to restrain a laugh at the wrong place."
"they thought I had guts they were wrong I was only frightened of more important things"
