Quotes About Self-mastery

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

To conquer others is to have power. To conquer yourself is to know the way.

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

More than all, and above all, [George] Washington was master of himself. If there be one quality more than another in his character which may exercise a useful control over the men of the present hour, it is the total disregard of self when in the most elevated positions for influence and example.

More than all, and above all, Washington was master of himself.

I want you to gain power over what happened to you instead of letting it have power over you.

He couldn't control what he felt, but he could certainly control what he DID.

She'd been afraid, preparing herself, after the summons came to the farmhouse—but fear was something you mastered, not a thing that defined you. Folco told all of them that, often. You didn't deny you felt it, you ruled

Take control of your life..don't let the people in your life...take control of you!

Auld John may dee a beggar in a hay barn, or at the back of a dike, but he sall aye be master o' his ain thoughts an' gie them vent or no, as he likes

how much it was. She didn't want to

I want to show I can control my emotion and aggression and stay calm.

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

If you are not in control of your thoughts, then you are not in control of yourself. Without self-control, you have no real power,

The conscious experience of being a subject arises when a single organism learns to enslave itself.

The masses of people are carried along, obedient to environment; the wills and desires of others stronger than themselves; heredity; suggestion; and other outward causes moving them about like pawns on the Chessboard of Life. But the Masters, rising to the plane above, dominate their moods, characters, qualities, and powers, as well as the environment surrounding them, and become Movers instead of pawns.

If you aspire to self-mastery, [286] apply the antidotes to pride; If you aspire to overcome all obstacles,

Recognizing your own self as the enemy186

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.

If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will remember past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be master of my emotions.

If I become overconfident I will recall my failures. If I overindulge I will think of past hungers. If I feel complacency I will remember my competition. If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame. If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind. If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth. If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness. If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars. Today I will be master of my emotions.

Resolve that you will be the master and not the slave of circumstances.

No man can be great who allows himself to get angry.