Self-Control Quotes

142 quotes by 111 authors

• I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. — Pietro Aretino
• I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
• Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and… — Irving Babbitt
• Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
• Saudi Arabia operates according to the belief that God made young men and women so utterly and completely without self-control that they must be physically… — James Buchan
• There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. — Chanakya
• Discipline and concentration are a matter of being interested. — Tom Kite
• Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root. — Robert Burns
• Let's ask God to help us to self-control for one who lacks it, lacks his grace. — Rumi
• As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid.… — Rafael Nadal
• I hate exercising self-control. — Kate Upton
• God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his… — Richard Holloway
• I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control. — Tim Ferriss
• The first thing I would do for anyone who's trying to lose body fat, for instance, would be to remove foods from the house that… — Tim Ferriss
• 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
• Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. — Calvin Coolidge
• We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation. — Jane Fonda
• 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
• I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion. — Billie Jean King

Who Wrote These Self-Control Quotes

111 authors contributed a total of 142 Self-Control Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 12 Self-Control Quotes by Pacifiersucker
• 7 Self-Control Quotes by Senora Roy
• 4 Self-Control Quotes by Kemmy Nola
• 4 Self-Control Quotes by Sonya Parker
• 3 Self-Control Quotes by Ritu Ghatourey
• 2 Self-Control Quotes by Tim Ferriss
• 2 Self-Control Quotes by Anurag Prakash Ray
• 2 Self-Control Quotes by Nishan Panwar
• 2 Self-Control Quotes by Prophet Muhammad
• 2 Self-Control Quotes by Joyce Meyer
• 2 Self-Control Quotes by Mahavira
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Bruno Bettelheim
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Johnny Depp
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Michael Barbarulo
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Ricky Martin
• 1 Self-Control Quote by HPLiddon
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Justice Cabral
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Dan Gable
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Abhishek Tiwari
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Syoung
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Harvey Weinstein
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Iain Taylor
• 1 Self-Control Quote by JREYES
• 1 Self-Control Quote by James Buchan
• 1 Self-Control Quote by Awele Emili