Quotes About Self-control

The lips that touch liquor must never touch mine!

Freedom means the freedom to behave coarsely, basely, foolishly.

Men like us — up to a point — we're more careful when we're drunk. But once we get past that point, we don't give a damn.

I didn't fight the desire to drink anymore; I just did not drink.

Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust.

It is often better not to see an insult, than to avenge it.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the time he killed himself.

I believe that the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Even moderation ought not to be practised to excess.

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

Make it a point to do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.

Always do one thing less than you think you can do.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than to our strength.

Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgment to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.

The man who is master of his passions is Reason's slave.

Not to be provoked is best; but if moved, never correct till the fume is spent; for every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.

The driver knows how much the ox can carry, and keeps the ox from being overloaded. You know your way and your state of mind. Do not carry too much.

There is no memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.

When three people call you an ass, put on a bridle.

To put a tempting face aside when duty demands every faculty is a lesson which takes most men longest to learn.

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.