Self Control Quotes

297 quotes by 251 authors

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride. — Dan Gable
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. — Mahatma Gandhi
We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win. — Edward Gibbon
I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice… — Amy Grant
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. — Calvin Coolidge
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. — Charles Darwin
No man is free who is not master of himself. — Epictetus
Those who can command themselves command others. — William Hazlitt
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. — Napoleon Hill
Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence. — Franz Kafka
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them. — Jack Kerouac
Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content,… — Charles Kingsley
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. — Robert E. Lee
It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid… — Camryn Manheim
Buddha's teaching are very simple, you don't have to break your head to understand the message. The part that I like the most from Buddha's… — Ricky Martin
God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have… — Joyce Meyer
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. — John Milton
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself. — Michel de Montaigne
Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control. — Steven Pinker
Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control. — Zadie Smith

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