Quotes About Self-control

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.

Through discipline comes freedom.

It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.

Therefore let us repent and pass from ignorance to knowledge, from foolishness to wisdom, from licentiousness to self-control, from injustice to righteousness, from godlessness to God.

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.

Guard your tongue from praise as you have guarded it from blame.

Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits.

Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen.

Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

If you put on more garments, the cold cannot reach you. Similarly, increase your patience and concentration and even great injuries cannot vex your mind.

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.

The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill-temper.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

I think the first wisdom is to restrain the tongue.