Quotes About Self-control

He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some of the best requisites of man

There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

It is a fact that the majority of a man's griefs comes about through lack of self-control.

I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.

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

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

Money never made any man rich, but his mind. He that can order himself to the law of nature, is not only without the sense, but the fear of poverty.

A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible.

To make a man richer, give him more money of curb his desires.

There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

At some point in your career, someone is going to tell you, "This stove is hot. Do not touch this stove." And the weird thing is, you'll want to touch it. But resist that urge, man.

There may be troubled waters along the many paths my life shall take, but only I as a man, may keep my vessel afloat, and guide myself straight.

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

Those men who destroy a healthful constitution of body by intemperance as manifestly kill themselves as those who hang or poison or drown themselves.

There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.

The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man.

If you set out to seek freedom, then learn above all things to govern your soul and your senses . . . only through discipline may a man learn to be free.

If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.

You think being a man is being strong, being hard, knowing how to defend yourself. But being a man is about learning how to walk away.

The man of fixed ingrained principles who has mapped out a straight course, and has the courage and self-control to adhere to it, does not find life complex. Complexities are all of our own making.

Every man's actions belong to him.