Quotes About Self-control

He is most powerful who has power over himself

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power

Vice can be learnt, even without a teacher.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us that injury that provokes it.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his power.

Experience is primarily the ability to restrain our fleeting impulses.

When we acknowledge that human beings have the right to choose, we deprive ourselves of it

Are you a male tired of using your right hand because of lack of sexual partners? Use the left hand.

True leaders have their own selves firmly in control; they are in command of their actions, their feelings, their attitudes, and their perspective.

Less on my plate means less on my waist." When I sit down to eat, at no time do I allow anyone else to influence, tempt, or discourage me in any negative way. What I eat, and the goals I reach, is up to me. And I give no one the right to hinder or control my success. Although others may benefit from my success, I am achieving my weight-loss goals for my own personal reasons—for myself, my life, my future, and my own personal well-being.

mastering one's future must surely start with managing one's "self." And if we could accomplish that, we could manage and master at least a part of what we call "life.

The to Cathal was battered and only one wagon wide, with swells of hard earth where mud had frozen during cold ad rainy seasons. Enna tripped often, and cursed each time she tripped, until Dasha said, "Enna, you might watch your language." Enna grimaced. "I was. You should hear my thoughts.

How's your love life?" "I'm on the wagon.

Tell me, is it evil to simply try to control your own life?

Sean had to get out of the house or he was totally going to lose it. He wasn't sure if that meant punching a hole in the wall or tossing Emma over his shoulder and carrying her off to bed caveman-style, but either was a bad idea. Time to go for a ride and get some space, but first he stuck another sticky note to the mirror and uncapped the Sharpie. You can hold my hand or pat my head or scratch my belly but don't rub the back of my neck again unless you want to get naked.

What she helped me learn is that even compassion has boundaries. It is not for those who get up each day and choose a path of discord. This includes me. I have learned that I do not deserve compassion either if I do the same.

But life has a way of teaching us that letting feelings run the show leads to all kinds of bad stuff.

Who's the boss - you or your feelings?

We can't buy into the lie that we are powerless over our feelings.

Friends, we have to confront the reality that sometimes the problems in our lives do not come because "we're living in a broken world," or "the enemy is attacking us." Sometimes our problems are a direct result of us failing to exercise self-control. We are not living in obedience. Just as we, as loving parents, will not let our children compromise without consequences, neither will our loving heavenly Father. He is calling us back to a path that will bring peace.

S]ometimes the problems in our lives do not come because "we're living in a broken world," or "the enemy is attacking us." Sometimes our problems are a direct result of us failing to exercise self-control. We are not living in obedience.

His description included multiple mentions of "synergies," "dynamics," "analytics," "enhanced reality," and "empiricals." It took every ounce of my self-control to avoid laughing when he started talking about something called the "hockey stick profit curve.