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- 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… — Irving Babbitt
- Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not… — 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… — 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