Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“Snipers learn to silence the chaos of their thoughts until only the target and the shot exist. In that silence lies mastery,… — David Amerland Copy Share Image
The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men… — Anthony the Great Copy Share Image
The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course towards his objectives in life, without being swayed… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Every woman must live by some sense of victory over disappointments, and Olympias was not the sort of woman to find compensation… — Laura Riding Copy Share Image
There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you've grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you.… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Roza, my self-control is ten times stronger than yours." I opened my eyes, shifting to look into his. I brushed his hair… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're overthinking, you convince yourself to get out of it and you're like, "Ah I shoulda did that!" You can't live… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and… — Roy Baumeister Copy Share Image
Many mammals and birds have systems for strong self-control, and it is not difficult to see why such systems were advantageous and… — Patricia Churchland Copy Share Image
Obesity is the result of a loss of self-control. Indeed, loss of self-control might be said to be the defining social (or… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
Neuroscientists have discovered that when you ask the brain to meditate, it gets better, not just at meditating, but at a wide… — Kelly McGonigal Copy Share Image
“The breath I take, the thoughts I think, the emotions I develop, the blood I circulate, the neurons that are wired, everything… — Magith Noohukhan Copy Share Image
Your emotions should not be driven by the situation, but you are supposed to create that situation by using your emotions. — Ruben Papian Copy Share Image
I know you think that I have some kind of perfect, unyielding self-control, but thats not actually the case. — Edward Cullen Copy Share Image
“Oneself, indeed, is one's own protector. What other protector could there be? With self-control One gains a protector hard to obtain.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Cigars served me for precisely fifty years as protection and a weapon in the combat of life... I owe to the cigar… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“Emotional content without self control burns the soul. Self control without emotional content is yet untested.” — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already clear conscience, the ability to… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“It is not in Our [the Self's] control to acquire or to renounce. They are both [activities] of the non-Self and are… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Patience is a virtue Savannah, to tolerate delay. It implies self control and forbearance, as opposed to wanting what we want when… — Catherine Weaver Copy Share Image
My quarrel with the advocates of contraceptives lies in their taking for granted that ordinary mortals cannot exercise self-control. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“In a state of flow, however, maintaining focused attention on these absorbing activities requires no exertion of self-control, thereby freeing resources to… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Cast not yourself away from Evil. Instead, embrace it with open arms, control it and overcome it within your inner self. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Life doesnt necessarily turn out as we hope or plan. This is why it is important to become the master of ones… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
A beautiful woman that can go out and then come home alone and lay in bed alone, is a woman with standards… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character. — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
“Responsibility and confidence and self-control are internal, so don't overlook the quiet guy in the corner. He might be shorter, and yet… — Cherise Sinclair Copy Share Image
Being a man is not about how tough you are, its about how you control the difficult situations that life confronts you… — Iain Taylor Copy Share Image
You'd be better served ifyou gave me a moment to regain my self-control and let me remove my boots. It's the least… — Anne Stuart Copy Share Image
“But eventually I gave up: on sleeping, on self-control, on my career, on myself. I gave up on all of it. I… — Cat Marnell Copy Share Image
Like a peroson dieting from sweets, once a sexually active person commits to a life of abstinence, major self control is required. — Shellie R Warren Copy Share Image
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