Quotes about Self-control
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
— Mother Angelica
When we can achieve calm and repose while those around us are losing their heads and blaming things on us, we are beginning to grow.
— RT Kendall
No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.
— John Owen
Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
— Mark Twain
No man is free until he s a master of himself!!
— Epictetus
If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The devil has some Christians in POW camps due to alcohol, drugs, pornography, fear, discouragement, depression, pride, narcissism, materialism, and a whole host of other problems.
— Tony Evans
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
— Genesis 4:7
Personal discipline is a most powerful character quality and one worthy of dedicating your life to nurturing.
— Elizabeth George
They are not easily irritated or annoyed. Some people seem to be able to rise above their irritations and they are fun to be with because they are poised and even-tempered. They seem to live on an upper level emotionally and are not easily riled up. They keep in a good humor and spirit.
— Norman Vincent Peale
But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
— 1 Corinthians 7:9