Quotes About Self-control

He who is strung doesn't need a tongue.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

I never worry about being driven to drink I just worry about being driven home.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.

Unless man learns to control the sinner, the animal in himself, he can never release his full accomplishment.

The surest way to discipline passion is to discipline time: decide what you want or ought to do during the day, then always do it at exactly the same moment every day, and passion will give you no trouble.

Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.

Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to

If you put on weight it's not by chance. You put on weight because you eat compulsively.

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

Always when you are about to say anything, first weigh it in your mind; for with many the tongue outruns the thought.

In addition to wreaking havoc on our bodies, anger close our inner door, making us feel isolated and distrustful, hindering communication.

As so often happens, I discover that it would have been better to keep my mouth shut.

Keep in mind that other people's actions can never 'make' you feel any certain way. Feelings are your warning indicators.

I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue.

Think first. Talk less. Start today.

Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless.

Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.

Too little confidence, and you're unable to act; too much confidence, and you're unable to hear.

You're really playing against yourself. You have to learn what you can control and what you can't, and not let what you can't control affect your confidence.

Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.