Quotes About Self-control

When Telegonus came, I saw him eyeing me, waiting for another outburst. But I was pleasant. He should not be so surprised, I thought. I could be pleasant.

I had a horror of the danger of arrogance. What a pitiful thing it is when a man lets a little temporary success spoil him, warp his judgment, and he forgets what he is!

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We are not inviting—we are guarded. Most of our energy is spent trying to hide our true selves, and control our worlds to have some sense of security.

When your phone chirps or vibrates, don't react. Make it wait till you pick it up. In these small ways I'm making my phone a tool again, something that serves me instead of the other way around.

Only those strong enough to keep silent about self are strong enough to be sure of self.

Once again, I am thankful that alcohol is not my temptation.

I've learned to bite my tongue. My tongue has scars.

my mother, who could not have been smarter or more unselfish in life except in this one very specific area. I inherited her dumbness regarding cigarettes for the same dumb reason many dumbs do: it feels good, once it stops feeling terrible. And plus no one is ever going to die, so why not?

Good habits are worth being fanatical about.

He wanted to take Homer Wells in his arms, and hug him, and kiss him, but he could only hope that Homer understood how much Dr. Larch's self-esteem was dependent on his self-control.

There are times when I need to read the Thirty-seventh Psalm, over and over again. Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil.

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil.

I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich.

Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort

There are no safeguards that can protect the emotional investor from himself.

Learning to "just say no" to emotional reactions isn't repression. Saying no means not engaging the frustration, anger, judgment, or blame. Without engagement, you won't have anything to repress.

Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.

I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

Emotional control is essential for attaining higher levels of mind. The thing that the teacher looks for in a student is the degree of self-control, not coldness that someone has.

Overtraining is the biggest problem incurred by runners who lack the experience or discipline to cope with their own enthusiasm.

The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself. You do not wait for fulfilment, but brace yourself for failure.

If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.

It is much easier to conquer a country than to conquer ourselves.