Quotes About Self-control

Kill the pain. I don't smoke or drink anymore. I'm too worried to gamble, too guilty to shoplift, and I've always hated clothes shopping. So what choices did that leave? I could go on a strict new diet or conversely, I could stuff myself to the rafters with fat, sugar and carcinogens. Ding! Ding! We have a winner.

Without the discipline of work, they had invented the discipline of etiquette, and it had become just as ruthless a master.

Self-pity does not become you, nor does it serve any purpose

The essence of strength is not in overpowering others, but in mastering oneself.

No matter how rudely someone treats you, remain kind. Walking away at peace with yourself is worth it.

You really have need of very little, but each of us must decide how much he wants.

I wanted to go. It seemed in the depths of my bruised soul I wanted nothing more. But something again held me.

Stop looking at my buttons,' Lestat said. 'Go out there into the trees. Rid yourself of all the human waste in your body, and don't fall so madly in love with the night that you lose your way!

You'd be better served if you gave me a moment to regain my self-control and let me remove my boots. It's the least a gentleman can do. And you're such a gentleman. Not with you, love. But I'm trying.

make myself count to ten before I speak to the

I will make myself count to ten before I speak to the children in anger

Contenerse es casi como robar.» Neil Young

Emotional labor is the work of doing what we don't feel like doing. It's about showing up with a smile when we're wincing inside, or resisting the urge to chew someone out because you know that engaging with him will make a bigger difference.

A man worthy of Eleanor of Aquitaine ought not to be susceptible to fluttering lashes, flattery, and bedazzled adoration.

Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment & through mindfulness, we can shape our reaction right away.

Often when we believe we are practicing self-control or self-discipline, we're actually confining ourselves inside an overly analytical, self-conscious mental chamber.

Be Still, be still, she would say between her teeth, but Arnold loved his body too much to remain still.

There's only so many times you can kick a dog before it turns viscous. (Julian)

Don't be stupid, Katra. Never speak in anger and never try to force your will onto someone else. You'll never find peace in that. (Acheron)

Ninety percent of intelligence was knowing when to shut up.' – Cherise

Keep your lips and other body parts to yourself or you'll be headless. (Apollymi)

It's not the pain that's inflicted on us by others that destroys us. It's the pain we let inside our hearts that does that. Don't let the human's anger become yours. It can drive you mad if you do. (M'Adoc)

Stay out there! Don't you dare come back in here with those evil mind tricks! (Simone) Does it buy me any bonus points to note that you have a really nice looking ass? (Xypher)

By understanding the nuances of the world around you and how to survive the temptations, you can rule anything. Even yourself