Quotes About Self-control

We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.

I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.

Tantra is for the person who has self control but doesn't care anymore. It is for the person who is able to abandon self-control and its fixation.

The falsest of all philosophies is that which, under the pretext of delivering men from the embarrassment of their passions, counsels idleness and the abandonment and neglect of themselves.

Getting angry is like burning yourself with other people's fires. Let is stop by being kind and forgiving like water.

All philosophy lies in two words sustain and abstain.

Anger is a tiger that can eat you alive if you are not careful.

Don't let your outer pain, misery, and suffering touch your inner calmness and happiness.

Never get angry. If you have to get angry, get angry at yourself and not at others.

No one can steal my peace of mind without my consent.

A little fire of anger can burn everything that you have built over your lifetime.

To control yourself, control your fear first.

I have no magic wand to control what other people think or do. I can control how I respond, and this is all that matters.

When you have learned to love and control yourself, then you become the master of yourself.

Getting angry is like burning yourself with other people's fires. Let us stop it by being kind and forgiving like water.

No one is responsible for your inner peace and inner joy except for you.

Don't work in a restaurant if you can't control your hunger for food.

Do not seek to control other souls.

If you want to win, you must win over your mind.

Man is mostly a collection of emotions, most of which he would do better not to be feeling.

Never blame anyone for your life. You are responsible for you.

It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul, or to be a decent human being.

Don't eat too much, and never forget to love too much.

How people treat you is not very important but how you react to it, is very important.