Quotes About Self-control

Looking straight into Rochelle's eyes he adds, I don't cave in to temptation.

I know that many men are living in the tangles of sin, but too weak of will to break the net in which they have become voluntarily imprisoned.

Blum remarks that Kant and Hegel specify that rationality, self-control, strength of will, consistency, adherence to duty and obligation, and acting on 'universal' principles comprise moral behavior; they specifically exclude from the makeup of moral man qualities like sympathy, compassion, kindness, nurturance, and concern for the community, which are associated with women.

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion and self-destruction. You lose yourself, you have no power over yourself, you can't even think straight.

A little too much anger, too often or at the wrong time, can destroy more than you would ever imagine.

You're right not to talk. It's a sort of higher honesty, I think. Once you start talking, there's no telling what you'll say.

You're right not to talk. It's sort of a higher honesty, I think. Once you start talking, there's no telling what you'll say.

The art of this was to ignore all insults, all threats; to turn the other cheek.

What manner of men are we then, if we do not have our reason.

Un estómago cargado, (...) avaricioso, engendra malos pensamientos, avinagra el carácter, fomenta complejos y apetitos sexuales chuecos y crea vocación de delito, una necesidad de castigar en los otros el tormento excrementicio

ninguna locura, no se disforzaba. Se tomaba sus copas y nada más.

Dans ta vie tu rencontreras beaucoup de cons. S'ils te blessent, dis-toi que c'est la bêtise qui les pousse à te faire du mal. Ça t'évitera de répondre à leur méchanceté. Car il n'y a rien de pire au monde que l'amertume et la vengeance. .. Reste toujours digne et intègre à toi même.

Singles, fornicating is an internship for adultery.

Part of the fruit of the Spirit is self-control. Once you get married, however, a good defense is frequency and freedom.

the intellect is of no use unless it's disciplined by the mortification of the flesh, so that it may serve the soul.

What's the difference what you watch?" Praeger shot back. "When that stream of hypnotic electrons starts winging into your brain, you're finished, good-as-gone, condemned to hell. No matter what it is, if you don't move your eyes and set the pace yourself, your intellect is sentenced to death. The mind, you see, is like a muscle. For it to remain agile and strong, it must work.

epithet of the drunkard's biscuit.

Good habits are hard to form and easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to form and hard to live with. Pay attention. Be aware . If we don't consciously form good ones, we will unconsciously form bad ones.

It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt

Zizhang asked, "What is keen discernment?" Confucius said, "When slanders that seep under the skin and grievances that cause pain do not drive you to an immediate response, you may be said to have keen discernment.

Willpower is just another name for the idea of choosing long-term outcomes rather than short-term ones.

I knew there was never anyone to blame when people get into drugs. They're always responsible for their own behavior, and it's not the dealer, it's not the friend, it's not the bad influence, it's not the childhood.

And when you're eighteen years old, it doesn't take that much provoking to get you to a place where you can't stop yourself

My teacher Jim Rohn taught me a simple principle: every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed.