Quotes About Self-control

I was still unable to reconcile the uncontrollable passions of "want" and the unmovable insistence of "need" as they battled relentlessly over possession of my meager resources, with "want" winning out over "need" far more frequently than it should have.

Oh come on, haven't you ever known you shouldn't do something,but you couldn't help yourself?" Nataly's voice turned smooth and lulling. She smiled catlike. "The temptaion , the lure of a few moments of ecstasy is just too much to resist, and give in, even though you know you shouldn?" Yes," Clarissa said, "I have those moments, They're called 'eating chocolate.

God grant ... that he may learn to understand in time, that who so is minded to do as he himself wills will soon enough see the day when he will find he has done that which he had never willed.

Next time I want to do something nice, slap me.

Julian, sometimes girls are like junk food. They look good, and they sure taste good… but you know they're not healthy for you and cause cavities so it's better to just leave 'em alone. Got me?

My body urges me to take advantage of the situation, but my brain (the one inside my head) keeps me in check.

We'd get sick on too many cookies, but ever so much sicker on no cookies at all.

Discipline turns most of our dreams into reality.

From forty till fifty a man is at heart either a stoic or a satyr.

Lord of himself, though not of lands;And having nothing, yet hath all.

Disciplined inaction.

God loves us too much to indulge our every whim.

Your job is to control yourself. Your job is to discipline yourself. Your job is to deal with everything in life with affection, love and kindness.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.

When you do not know how to handle yourself, where is the need to produce another life.

I refrain from lots of things I love, like cheese and carbs. I eat plenty of greens every day, my favorite being watercress.

Drink without getting drunk Love without suffering jealousy Eat without overindulging Never argue And once in a while, with great discretion, misbehave

Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.

I'm a terribly irresponsible eater - I love soft-boiled eggs and chocolate. I never met a chocolate I could not eat.

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22

The thing you love right away, don't do it, because that's the very thing that's going to be your addiction for the rest of your life.

When I drank, the part that felt dangerous and needy grew bright and strong and real. The part that coveted love kicked into gear. The yes grew louder than the no.

La primera víctima del conflicto deben ser nuestros propios sentimientos," fue la última frase de su propuesta, "porque su supervivencia será la causa de nuestra destrucción.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.