Quotes About Self-control

I went to Chicago, where I stayed with an eminent gynaecologist and his family...He was obviously a man of very strong sexual passions, and his face was ravaged by the efforts of self-control.

External discipline is the only road to happiness for those unfortunates whose self-absorption is too profound to be cured in any other way.

Our present predicament is due more than anything else to the fact that we have learnt to understand and control to a terrifying extent the forces of nature outside us, but not those that are embodied in ourselves.

La disciplina externa es el único camino a la felicidad para aquellos desdichados cuya absorción en sí mismos es tan profunda que no se puede curar de ningún otro modo.

Make no excuses. Rationalize nothing. Blame no one. Humble yourself.

salvation by grace teaches us to live self-controlled lives.

These are opposed to each other, so that you don't do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Galatians 5:17–18

Prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled;...As obedient children, do not conform to the

My basic food mantra is small portions, no water during the meal and the capacity to say no to an extra helping if it's not required.

No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

Would the fish have ever been caught if it had kept its mouth shut?

More idiots should just shut their mouths.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

If you have nothing to say for yourself then kindly keep your mouth shut!

I've learned to keep your mouth shut even when something bad is going on. You never know how someone is going to take something you say. You have to bite the bullet.

Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.

I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.

Sometimes you've got to keep your mouth shut.

I used to be one of those kids who couldn't keep my mouth shut.

I knew how wiseguys acted. I knew the mentality. I knew things to do and not to do. Keep your mouth shut at certain times. Don't get involved in things that don't concern you. Walk away from conversations and situations that aren't your business, before anybody asks you to take a hike.

I find it preferable not to have public opinions about anything. It's good for me to shut up.

I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible.

I know to shut up when I don't know what I'm talking about.