Quotes About Self-control

Girls' superior self-control is probably one reason they get better grades in school than boys do.

Self-control turned out to be most effective when people used it to establish good habits and break bad ones. People with self-control were more likely to regularly use condoms, and to avoid habits like smoking, frequent snacking, and heavy drinking. It took willpower to establish patterns of healthy behavior—which was why the people with more willpower were better able to do it—but once the habits were established, life could proceed smoothly, particularly some aspects of life.

Not getting enough sleep has assorted bad effects on mind and body. Hidden among these is the weakening of self-control and related processes like decision making. To get the most out of your willpower, use it to set aside enough time to sleep. You'll behave better the next day—and sleep more easily the next night.

A curious contradiction which any child soon sees through occurs when his parents expect to control him when they cannot control themselves.

Freedom is a muscle... you have to exercise it.

Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself.

Think healthy thoughts. Even if you have every right to complain, don't do it. If it's raining, learn to dance in the rain. You are the architect of your life. Please believe it and let that be the reason.

Science is showing us that there are neurological (brain) factors that contribute to self-control and willpower, along with learning and upbringing. And when these brain systems are functioning improperly or become damaged, normal levels of self-control and willpower are impossible.

Paradoxically, without self-control you can't be free.

O yes youwl want to think on that you dont want your mouf to walk you where your feet dont want to go.

Focus on the path in front of you. Don't let any of them know they can upset you. If you let them know they can bother you, you give them power.

Mi corazón no es orgulloso, ni son altivos mis ojos; no busco grandezas desmedidas, ni proezas que excedan a mis fuerzas.

I never knew anyone actually buy cakes when they were hot ...

Leave the table hungry. Leave the bed sleepy. Leave the table thirsty. Here

In the partnership of a pure, holy purpose it (money) seems almost omnipotent. But when it is allowed to grip both lines and whip, it drives a man at such a pace as to use up all his strength, and leave him utterly winded for anything else.

He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.

Bazen insan avunmak için ba?ka çare bulam?yor ama, sen nefsine hâkim ol. Biraz daha ya?land?ktan sonra nas?l olsa ba?lars?n. Hatta o zaman laz?md?r da. Ak?amdan ak?ama iki kadehin zarar? yoktur. ?nsana dünyay? unutturur. Eh, bu dünya da unutulacak dünya zaten...

?rademiz ve kafam?z bizi küçültecek bir i? yapmad?kça, i?kence sade bir fizyoloji meselesidir. Etlerimiz, sinirlerimiz dayanabildikleri kadar dayan?rlar. Sonra, tabiat ne emrederse o olur. Ama ruhumuzu kamç?latt?rmamak elimizdedir.

It's not your instincts that are the problem. It's your tendency to drown them in a bottle.

just because you can have something doesn't mean you should.

Reactivity is enslavement. Responsibility is freedom.

The first thing is to stand up and be sensible. To handle this body, to handle this mind, to handle these emotions, things that are within you right now, to handle them sensibly. If

The only thing that stands between you and your wellbeing is a simple fact: you have allowed your thoughts and emotions to take instruction from the outside rather than the inside. On

The only thing that stands between you and your wellbeing is a simple fact: you have allowed your thoughts and emotions to take instruction from the outside rather than the inside.