Self Control Quotes

297 quotes by 251 authors

It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's an art, not… — Elvis Presley
Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless. — Rickson Gracie
Lean on thyself until thy strength is tried; Then ask God's help; it will not be denied. Use thine own sight to see the way… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you've acquired in… — John Wooden
For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by their… — Samuel Smiles
The only motive strong enough to induce men to exercise the self control required by the religion of Jesus is love. — Marion G. Romney
The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control — Watchman Nee
We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves. — Watchman Nee
No nation went into oblivion or was destroyed because it had bad laws, or because its statesmen were not intelligent, but because of INTERNAL CORRUPTION,… — Melvin J. Ballard
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone. — George O'Neil
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for… — Michael Josephson
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult.… — Dalai Lama
I am thankful for the adversities, which have crossed my pathway, for they taught me tolerance, sympathy, self-control, perseverance and some other virtues I might… — Napoleon Hill
I always feel that there are two choices for women. Either be totally confident about your non-size-zero body and say, 'I love what I look… — Lena Dunham
The question I try and ask myself when I consider whether or not to train more is what is my body craving and what is… — Ryan Hall
What matters most in a childâ€™s development, they say, is not how much information we can stuff into her brain in the first few years.… — Paul Tough
Feelings are indicators, not dictators. They can indicate where your heart is in the moment, but that doesn't mean they have the right to dictate… — Lysa TerKeurst
There is a mean streak to authentic self-control. Underneath what seems to be the placid demeanor of those who are not ruled by their desires… — Edward T Welch
An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself - self-discipline , self-control. — Mark Driscoll
If guys practiced self-control, 'modesty' wouldn't be such a huge deal. — Zach Hunter

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