Quotes About Self-control

It means that if I don't like the way someone is treating me, I can alter their behavior by first changing my own. I can have a positive influence on the situation.

Borderlines may need to feel in control of other people because they feel so out of control with themselves. In addition, they may be trying to make their own world more predictable and manageable.

They wonder if they have a right to get angry when one of their limits is not observed. Many

A man who is 'of sound mind' is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.

A man who is of 'sound mind' is one who keeps his inner madman under lock and key.

We can only go to the limits of ourselves. Anything more and we give too much away. Then we're not good for anyone.

We can only go the limits of ourselves-I've learned that if nothing else. Anything more and we give too much away. Then we're not good for anyone.

We can only go to the limits of ourselves—I've learned that if nothing else. Anything more and we give too much away. Then we're not good for anyone.

The strength to say "No" is required in order to love well.

Siempre seré libre, oh, padre mío, porque todo en mí está subordinado a mi voluntad. Así

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

They cover a wide spectrum of abilities and traits: being self-aware, trustworthiness, conscientiousness, adaptability, critical thinking, attitude, initiative, empathy, confidence, integrity, self-control, organizational awareness, likability, influence, risk taking, problem solving, leadership, time management, and then some.

No matter the hardship, offer it up to the Holy Spirit," she enjoined me throughout my life. What did she know that she couldn't disclose that day? Then, the Holy Spirit revealed the truth. We didn't need a memorial twenty-five years ago to repair our relationship. Instead, we needed the Holy Spirit and the fruit thereof: peace, joy, charity, patience, kindness, gentleness, generosity, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control.

Careful, Sandi. You're about to let your bulldog mouth overload your bird-dog bite.

Man who man would be, must rule the empire of himself.

What are numbers knit By force or custom? Man who man would be, Must rule the empire of himself; in it Must be supreme, establishing his throne On vanquished will, quelling the anarchy Of hopes and fears, being himself alone.

Freedom is a clear conscience.

It is also true that much of the preaching was given over to the inculcation of sobriety and self-control. In the early half of the century, when the tempo of religious zeal was mounting, the clergy strove continually to hold their followers in check. In New England occasional outbursts of enthusiasm, particularly the emotional excitement aroused by Anne Hutchinson, called forth still more ministerial counsels of moderation

We all have to recognize—no matter how great our strength," Truman declared, "that we must deny ourselves the license to do always as we please.

students need to take more control of their own learning by employing strategies like those we have discussed. For example, they need to test themselves, both to attain the direct benefits of increased retention and to determine what they know and don't know to more accurately judge their progress and focus on material that needs more work.

We have, all of us, less control over our emotional states than we imagine, and not much more over our moral sensibilities.

Hysteria defied self-control; obsessional neurosis mimicked it.

The cookies combine butter and spices in such a way that you could eat a hundred of them and only realize how sick you are after it's too late.

With everything seeming to fall apart, good habits were one thing to hold on to.