Quotes About Self-control

Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him.

It's so easy to be undisciplined. And to be disciplined is so against my character, my general nature anyway, that I have to strain a little bit to keep on the right track.

Man's chief merit consists in resisting the impulses of his nature.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .

People do not persist in their vices because they are not weary of them, but because they cannot leave them off. It is the nature of vice to leave us no resource but in itself.

Anything that can be controlled is Action not emotion!

Watch it, ' her mom snapped. 'Don't start a fight just because it's the easiest thing to do.

Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.

A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.

Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.

Patience is the ability to accept trouble, suffering, delay without getting angry or upset, I feel like if you can master patience you can master anything.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

Patience is the mother of will.

Patience is the greatest of all virtues.

Acquire a firm will and the utmost patience.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and strive for patience, if you can.

Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods.

Patience is idling your motor when you feel like stripping a gear.

Inaction that results from indulgence is Procrastination. Inaction that results from intention is Patience.

Possess your soul with patience.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

We must be careful not to let our current appetites steal away any chance we might have for a future feast

Patience is a virtue Savannah, to tolerate delay. It implies self control and forbearance, as opposed to wanting what we want when we want it. Something to think about. . .