Quotes About Self-control

Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed.

Never give up your power to another person.

True freedom is understanding that we have a choice in who and what we allow to have power over us.

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power

We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.

True freedom is to have power over oneself for everything.

Tapas is not a penance, it's a mental training to develop will power

I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master.

Use wisely your power of choice.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails

When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

When you find youself in a hole - stop digging.

Never miss a good chance to shut up." ? Will Rogers

stop using feelings as an excuse for their actions and the

Smile, but keep your powder dry.

Expressing anger is a form of public littering.

Before you speak, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try.

A much better, albeit less obvious way to gain satisfaction is not by working to satisfy our desires but by working to master them. In particular, we need to take steps to slow down the desire-formation process within us. Rather than working to fulfill whatever desires we find in our head, we need to work at preventing certain desires from forming and eliminating many of the desires that have formed. And rather than wanting new things, we need to work at wanting the things we already have. This

This is because the desire for luxuries is not a natural desire. Natural desires, such as a desire for water when we are thirsty, can be satisfied; unnatural desires cannot.12 Therefore, when we find ourselves wanting something, we should pause to ask whether the desire is natural or unnatural, and if it is unnatural, we should think twice about trying to satisfy it.

we must take care to be "the user, but not the slave, of the gifts of Fortune.

He adds that if we detect anger and hatred within us and wish to seek revenge, one of the best forms of revenge on another person is to refuse to be like him.12

Epictetus agrees that we should avoid having sex before marriage, but adds that if we succeed in doing this, we shouldn't boast about our chastity and belittle those who aren't likewise chaste.14