Quotes About Self-control

It is always easy to break one's word to oneself.

I believe acting is very physical, and when you have to fight or do those kinds of things, it takes a lot of respect not to allow yourself to go off and hurt yourself or someone else.

A sober man may become a drunkard through being a coward. A brave man may become a coward through being a drunkard.

There's no credit in not doing what you don't want to do. There's no virtue in not falling, when you're not tempted.

Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.

Quem procura vingar-se por uma afronta sofrida condena-se a permanecer refém dela,

Any man who barely sustains an armistice with himself has no business poking around in an alien soul.

It's a disgusting habit, and it causes weak men to make strong excuses.

Plus I think it would be good for men to know they have limits.

Don't let the hell in you burn so hard yet you have the option and power to burn it hard.

My condition determines my conditions, my conditions don't determine my condition.

Happy the man who early learns the difference between his wishes and his powers.

Real and solid happiness springs from moderation.

"Drama" can not grow unless you feed it with your energy and presence. Turn around. Walk away. Let it go...

You are the master of your thoughts. Be careful what you allow in to your mind. You believe everything you say to yourself.

Believe in yourselves as sons and daughters of God, men and women with unlimited potential to do good in the world. Believe in personal virtue. There is no substitute for it anywhere under the. heavens. Believe in your power to discipline yourselves against the evils which could destroy you. Believe in one another as the greatest generation ever yet to live upon the earth.

but a man did not acquire so much gold brocade without learning to swallow his own desire

Don't worry about avoiding temptation — as you grow older, it starts avoiding you.

When the problem is not so much resisting temptation as finding it, you may just be getting older.

The first thing in the human personality that dissolves in alcohol is dignity.

A man ought not never to get drunk above the neck.

Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them.

If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot.

Frustration is nothing more than letting your own mind bully you.