self-control quotes

No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn’t do to be run away with. We must keep the reins.

‚Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

I’m not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can’t afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game.

There is moderation even in excess.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

You don’t have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

Sometimes I lose my temper.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

I’m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we’re not being controlled, we’ll just do what we want.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

It is more difficult to rule yourself than to rule a city.

He who angers you conquers you.

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

I don’t ever make moves under pressure.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him.

Sometimes, it’s just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It’s exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables.

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you’re doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.

One ought to hold on to one’s heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Always remember that your calmness under fire is your best defense in any argument or discussion.

Don’t get the impression that you arouse my anger. You see, one can only be angry with those he respects.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

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 to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

I’m a people pleaser. I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

When you get angry, your options narrow.

I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse. So for me, it’s a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

My experience with power, you can maintain it, or you get it taken from you. You get you some newfound power and go crazy, and it get taken from you quick.

Mandela’s heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities.

As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do – anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of – your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.

I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.

If you’re put on a pedestal, you’re supposed to behave yourself like a pedestal type of person. Pedestals actually have a limited circumference. Not much room to move around.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Only you can control your future.

I’ve stopped drinking, but only while I’m asleep.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.