Quotes About Self-control

God," I moaned. "Do they use that stuff as rocket fuel?" "No one made you keep drinking it." "Hey, don't get preachy. Besides, I had to be polite." "Sure," she said.

God doesn't punish us.We do that all by ourselves.

Your discipline or lack of discipline will protect you from or expose you to disaster. Practice discipline. Be consistent.

I'll give up my bad habits as soon as equally satisfying good habits become available.

Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.

Adults devise a plan and follow it, children do what feels good.

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Bad habits: easy to develop and hard to live with. Good habits: hard to develop and easy to live with.

Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good.

Do not let any sweet-talking woman beguile your good sense with the fascinations of her shape. It's your barn she's after.

A little of what you like does you good. But you can have too much of a good thing.

Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.

I was brought up to be a good boy and proud of myself so I suppress all the things about me that are bad.

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

Just avoid things like racing trains to the crossing, doing cocaine, etc. Develop good mental habits.

Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.

[Addiction's] not about placating the bad dog - it's about feeding the good dog. You still have to feed the bad dog, but only enough so that the ASPCA doesn't bring you up on charges.

Anger's not a good emotion.

I bite my fingernails. That's probably not a good thing.

As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored.

I think if you stop bad habits, and you stop long enough, you develop good habits.

This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.

Two voices struggled inside me. One that wanted to be good and brave, and one that told the good one to keep her mouth shut.

I will form good habits and become their slaves.