Quotes About Self-control

YOU SHOULD LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU ACT AGAINST YOUR NATURE, LIKE SLEEPING WITH PEOPLE YOU HATE. IT¹S INTERESTING TO TEST YOUR CAPABILITIES FOR A WHILE BUT TOO MUCH WILL CAUSE DAMAGE.

On one side self-indulgence presses me hard; on another covetousness strives to make an inroad; my belly wishes to be a God to me, in place of Christ

We shall never be content until each man makes his own weather and keeps it to himself.

We are but the veriest, sorriest slaves of our stomach.  Reach not after morality and righteousness, my friends; watch vigilantly your stomach, and diet it with care and judgment. 

Who doesn't love a compliment? But every compliment comes with a warning: Beware—Do Not Overuse. Go ahead, sniff your compliment. Take a little sip. But don't chew, don't swallow. If you do, you risk abandoning the good work that inspired the compliment in the first place. If that happens, maybe it was the compliment and not the job well done that you were aiming for all along.

self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Getting drunk is, uh...getting drunk, you're in complete control...up to a point. It's your choice,every time you take a sip. You have a lot of small choices. It's like...I guess it's the difference between suicide and slow capitulation.

Spiritual warriorship is not about mastering others, but about mastering yourself. And there is no path to mastery: mastery is the path, and everyday practice…

i chose not to run

Of all mammals, only a human being can say 'no.

Oh, she said, that, and loosened her grip. She must've heard this question a hundred times, because she turned away and looked out the window. There's meat sewn in the corset, she said more quietly. Beef liver and offal. She shrugged. Provides some extra here, too. She patted her chest. The cat knows that if he growls but refrains from biting, he'll get a fine meal. And now she glanced at the driver again. Me too, I guess. If I growl, but don't bite, I get to eat.

Making sweeping statements such as 'no sweets ever again' has never worked before, and it's not going to work now. You'll get quickly overwhelmed and punt on any positive momentum you created.

I need a man who tells me the party's over, that it's time to go home, because [we] have to work in the morning.

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

Every night I vow to work out in the morning. For the past three years, however, I have always found an excuse not to.

Go early to bed. Start maybe working out a little sooner. Stay patient. Stop smoking.

Stay away from girls who cry a lot or who look like they get pregnant easily or have careers.

I work out all the time! I don't just sit around and eat burgers whenever I want. Oh, if I could I probably would, but I don't.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

You don't have to turn on the TV set. You don't have to work on the Internet. It's up to you.

Work, ah! that talisman to guard one against one's self.

Jealously would kill you from inside, if you water the plant of jealousy with anger instead of hard work

Don't rush your legs to feed your greed. They will rush to judge you as the greedy one.

Control yourself every passing second and make sure that no unit of time is being wasted