Self Control Quotes - Page 2

• I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

  Pietro Aretino

  Motivational, Kings, Responsibility

  Pietro Aretino (1926). “The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. The sonnets. Appendix”

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• Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Funny, Power

  Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore (1968). “Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore: Being a Treasury of Over Ten Thousand Invaluable and Inspiring Thoughts, Views, and Obervations on about Eight Hundred Subjects of Popular Interest, Collected from the Speeches and Writings of These Three Great Leaders of Modern India”

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• Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 14, 2017

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• What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Happiness, Lying

  Aristotle (1953). “Ethics: The Nicomachean Ethics”

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• Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.

  Teresa of Avila

  Matter, Speak, Curious

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• I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

  Max Lucado

  Prayer, Voice, Demand

  Max Lucado (2015). “Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life”, p.73, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Leadership, Team

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• If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

  William Feather

  Self, Discipline, World

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• As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.

  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

  Self, Your Freedom

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• Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Positive, Leadership, Knowledge

  Alfred Lord Tennyson, “Œnone”

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• Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Change, Bad Ass

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• Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root.

  Robert Burns

  Motivational, Wisdom, Power

  Robert Burns (2009). “Poems and Songs of Robert Burns”, p.358, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

  Edward Gibbon

  Life, Success, Winning

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• Freedom in Christ allows you to control the desires that once controlled you.

  LeCrae

  Desire, Christ, Controlled

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• When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out, because that's what's inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is what is inside.

  Wayne Dyer

  Life, Anger, Grieving

  "Dr. Wayne Dyer Lives On" by Stephanie Seibel, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 3, 2015.

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• I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

  Mae West

  Motivational, Tattoo, Sexy

  My Little Chickadee (motion picture) (1940) See Balzac 1; Clementina Graham 1; Wilde 25; Wilde 53

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• Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

  Guy Finley

  Patience, Peace, Fear

  FaceBook post by Guy Finley from Jul 27, 2013

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• An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself - self-discipline , self-control.

  Mark Driscoll

  Men, Animal, Self

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• It is a fact that the majority of a man's griefs comes about through lack of self-control.

  Napoleon Hill

  Grief, Men, Self

  Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.314, Penguin

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• You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

  Brian Tracy

  Life, Change, Positive

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from Aug 12, 2014

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  We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Waiting is one of the great arts.

  Margery Allingham

  Art, Waiting, Great Art

  Margery Allingham (2015). “The Tiger in the Smoke”, p.35, Ipso Books

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• 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 sin shrivels the rationality. When you sin with the heart or the emotions, that sin shrivels the emotions. When you sin with the will, that sin destroys and dissolves your willpower and your self-control. Sin is the suicidal action of the self against itself. Sin destroys freedom because sin is an enslaving power.

  Timothy Keller

  Heart, Suicidal, Self

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• Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

  James Russell Lowell

  Power, Self, Restraint

  James Russell Lowell (1891). “The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell”

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• The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

  Stephen Covey

  Impulse Control, Essence, Selling

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.83, Mango Media Inc.

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