Quotes About Self-control

Ma olen näiteks tähele pannud, et inimesed, kelles on palju teadvustamata ja välja elamata viha, langevad palju suurema tõenäosusega teiste vihaste inimeste verbaalsete või füüsiliste rünnakute ohvriks.

If the master is not present in the house, all kinds of shady characters will take up residence there. When you inhabit your body, it will be hard for unwanted guests to enter.

The emotion is the relative truth of your state of mind at that time. Watch the emotion. You are the watcher, not the emotion.

Tut, tut! I have often admonished my pupils to count ten before speaking. Were I you, Mr. Philander, I should count at least a thousand, and then maintain a discreet silence.

Noble self-restraint must have something to restrain.

Perhaps I might have resisted a great temptation, but the little ones would have pulled me down

she always paid for her rare indiscretions by a violent reaction of prudence.

Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their appetites.

At this point, we know that worry and fear are more about us than about the things outside us. They

Have you ever found yourself flirting with sexual temptation through a long gaze or sexual fantasies?

Selfcontrol is the skill of saying "no" to sinful desires, even when it hurts.

As a way to practice saying "no," consider small fasts. You could give up food, desserts, computer games, or other activities important to you. This is not a way to punish yourself for what you have done. It is simply a way to have more practice at self-control. Remember that self-control is a skill that develops with practice.

The reason is that a man may see straight and clearly and yet become impatient or doubtful when the market takes its time about doing as he figured it must do. That is why so many men in Wall Street, who are not at all in the sucker class, not even in the third grade, nevertheless lose money. The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight.

Opposition of one's desires is the sign of the highest level of wisdom in a human being.

There is no strength higher than overcoming carnal desire.

Believe me, for certain men at least, not taking what one doesn't desire is the hardest thing in the world.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility.

The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

The expense of making yourself panicked, enraged, and self-pitying is enormous. In time and money lost. In needless effort spent. In uncalled-for mental anguish. In sabotaging others' happiness. In foolishly frittering away potential joy during the one life—yes, the one life—you'll probably ever have.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

en situaciones emocionales, antes de decir cualquier cosa, pide un momento para pensar.

Be boring. Be consistent. Plan ahead. Let the facts rather than your emotions determine your response. Learn to keep your mind open and your mouth shut.

The angry man always thinks he can do more than he can.