Self Control Quotes

297 quotes by 251 authors

But never had he felt more enthralled than he was right now, sitting beside Evie on a weathered old dock, with a blazing afternoon sun,… — Linda Howard
And sure enough,the youth in question was not his usual dapper self. His face was puffy, his eyes red and wild; his shirt(distressingly unbuttoned)hung over… — Jonathan Stroud
â€ŽTrue love isn't expressed in passionately whispered words an intimate kiss or a embrace; before two people are married, love is expressed in self-control, patience,… — Joshua Harris
I know you think that I have some kind of perfect, unyielding self-control, but that's not actually the case. - Edward Cullen — Stephenie Meyer
The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion… — Jack Weatherford
... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit. — Jerry Bridges
I can do this, I tell myself firmly. I can be attracted to him. It's just a matter of self control and possibly also getting… — Sophie Kinsella
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is… — James Allen
Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the faculties that put that action forth. When you sin with the mind, that… — Timothy Keller
Sometimes you look at me and it's like all the bullshit gets stripped off and I'm left with what's underneath and I kind of like… — Melina Marchetta
He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his… — Benjamin Franklin
Seeing an Earl as an owl on a mantelpiece, and having part of one's face removed by a cat, both on the same morning, can… — Mervyn Peake
Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you. — Lisa Kleypas
Don't look now, but that's my ex over there." Surely I'm not the only one who takes "don't look now" as "there's no better time… — Gena Showalter
How silly people were to eat. They thought they needed food for energy, but they didn't. Energy came from will, from self-control. — Steven Levenkron
The intelligent desire self-control; children want candy. — Rumi
But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness… — Nicholas Sparks
Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness donâ€™t kick you around. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Thereâ€™s nothing wrong with wanting to be with someone,â€ I said diplomatically. Unless that person turns your world upside down and makes you lose all… — Richelle Mead
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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