Quotes About Self-control

People who are always making allowances for themselves soon go bankrupt.

In all men is evil sleeping; the good man is he who will not awaken it, in himself or in other men.

Ultimately we want the children to catch their growing intensity themselves, to rely on their inner control rather than our control. By giving them the words, we can expect that by the time they are three and a half or four years of age, we will be hearing things like: "Mom, I'm starting to bounce off the walls, help me." Or, "Dad, I'm really revved up." Or, "I'm having a very hard morning.

I do not wish them to have power over men, but over themselves.

I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.

Of women I do not wish them to have power over men but over themselves.

The madness is there, and will always be there. But it will keep sleeping, as long as I don't wake it up.

My god! people say. You have so much self-control! And later: My god. You're so, so sick. When people say this, they turn their heads, you've won your little game. You have proven your thesis that no-body-loves-me-every-body-hates-me, guess-I'll-just-eat-worms. You get to sink back into your hospital bed, shrieking with righteous indignation. See? you get to say. I knew you'd give up on me. I knew you'd leave.

She gave in to a hankering for a cup of tea even though she knew that the idea of a cup of tea-sitting still, calmly sipping-was more appealing than actually sitting still and trying to calmly sip.

Control yourself and no one else And you will see the Truth my brother

If it were easy to resist, it would not be called chocolate cake.

A sense of righteousness is even more dangerous than a violent temper.

At the end of every diet, the path curves back to the trough.

el estoicismo no se centra en suprimir u ocultar las emociones; más bien se trata de reconocer nuestras emociones, reflexionar sobre lo que las provoca y redirigirlas para nuestro propio bien.

En realidad, el estoicismo no se centra en suprimir u ocultar las emociones; más bien se trata de reconocer nuestras emociones, reflexionar sobre lo que las provoca y redirigirlas para nuestro propio bien.

These are often referred to as the three Stoic disciplines: desire, action, and assent.

But as Epictetus tells his students: "Remember that it is we who torment, we who make difficulties for ourselves—that is, our opinions do. What, for instance, does it mean to be insulted? Stand by a rock and insult it, and what have you accomplished? If someone responds to insult like a rock, what has the abuser gained with his invective?

Two of the four Stoic virtues are pertinent to regulating desire: courage (to face facts and act accordingly) and temperance (to rein in our desires and make them commensurate with what is achievable).

Primero no toques las agujas de tu corazón. Segundo domina tu cólera. Tercero y más importantes, no te enamores jamás de los jamases. Si no cumples estas normas, la gran aguja del reloj de tu corazón traspasará tu piel, tus huesos se fracturarán y la mecánica del corazón se estropeará de nuevo.

A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.

Fence your mind against negative thoughts; build a high wall against evil ones.

You don't win battles you walk away from.

unless a runner is systematically held back, he will more often than not run too hard on easy days and unwittingly sabotage his training plan.

The key is in accepting your thoughts, all of them, even the bad ones. Accept thoughts, but don't become them.