Quotes About Self-control

Temptations are like dirty dishes.  There are some who leave them alone, scarcely noticing how many have piled up.  And there are some who must do them right away.

Human beings thrive when they are growing and developing and this requires discipline. Discipline and accountability keep us alive.

She would never cry where her tears might be seen and counted against her.

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.

The home is the first and most effective place to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self-control, the value of education, honest work, and the purpose and privilege of life. Nothing can take the place of home in rearing and teaching children, and no other success can compensate for failure in the home.

It's almost bed time, so I'll just check my e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and watch a season of my favorite show on Netflix real quick.

Calmness is a human superpower. The ability to not overreact or take things personally keeps your mind clear and your heart at peace.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it on someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

You can't calm the storm…so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.

When we are attentive to our actions we are not prisoners to our habits.

Pondering over your actions is a practical way of helping yourself in the battle against sin.

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

A sensual and intemperate youth hands over a worn-out body to old age. [Lat., Libidinosa etenim et intemperans adolescentiam effoetum corpus tradit senectuti.]

I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

He who would eat much must eat little, for by eating less he will live longer, and so be able to eat more.

Health consists with temperance alone.

No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

It's better to cry than be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans the heart.

The most complete revenge is not to imitate the aggressor.

There are three all-powerful evils: lust, anger and greed.

Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

Hatred and bitterness and anger only consume the vessel that contains them. It doesn't hurt another soul.