Quotes About Self-mastery

Discipline is remembering what you want most, not what you want now.

he looked forward to the day when all men could free themselves from the "tyrant of spirits," when all appetites would be controlled, all passions subdued, and "mind, all conquering mind," would rule the world.

declare war on those parts of themselves that keep them from exceptional lives.

You must become the master of your life, not its slave.

It is the poor man who clenches so tightly to the gold he is given - for fear of losing it. The man of wealth spends his gold freely to accomplish his will in the world. It is the same with life.' Suddenly ashamed of my conspicuous poverty, I lowered my eyes. But Scatha placed a hand beneath my chin and raised my head. 'Cling too tightly to your life and you will lose it, my Reluctant Warrior. You must become the master of your life, not its slave.

Each person has got a voice inside them. Communicate with it and take hold of it. Do not let it push and shove you around – you are its master!

To control your life, control your mind. To control your mind, control your breath.

To take control of your life ... just let go!

When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, you're truly free.

Discipline is as much facing the enemy within as the enemy before you;

He lives happy and master of himself who can say as each day passes on, I have lived.

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

And the good ruler is precisely the one who exercises his power as it ought to be exercised, that is, simultaneously exercising his power over himself. And it is the power over oneself that thus regulates one's power over others.

You have practiced all of your life to be what you are, and you do it so well that you master what you believe you are. You master your own personality, your own beliefs; you master every action, every reaction. You practice for years and years, and you achieve the level of mastery to be what you believe you are.

El guerrero tiene control no sobre otros seres humanos, sino sobre sí mismo; controla sus propias emociones. Reprimimos

I declare a war against my Parasite for the freedom to use my own mind and body, for the freedom to become the architect of my own life, to design the life of my dreams, and to create a masterpiece of art.

La domesticación es tan poderosa que, en un determinado momento de nuestra vida, ya no necesitamos que nadie nos domestique.

We were brought into this world as authentic beings, and then we began to practice "who we are" until it became a mastery. At any stage in our adult lives we can unpractice; we can let go of our attachments to an identity . . . and we can be.

If You Want To Experience Great Positive Change In Your Life, Always Prune Your Good Habits Towards That Change, And Uproot Any Bad Habits That May Be Limiting You.

words of others cannot rob us of our inner peace and joy unless we give them the power to do so.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself and be lenient to everyone else." —HENRY WARD BEECHER, NINETEENTH-CENTURY CLERGYMAN

There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem: • The more you practice self-mastery and self-control, the more you like and value yourself; • The more you discipline yourself, the greater is your sense of self-respect and personal pride; • The more you practice self-discipline, the better is your self-image. You see yourself and think about yourself in a more positive way. You feel happier and more powerful as a person.

more importantly, they learn that they are the one in control of their interior experience and how they feel. They learn that discouragement is a feeling caused by a thought—not an inevitable result of working towards something they want. I

We are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fates, able to create lives overflowing with peace, happiness, and love.