Quotes about Self-control

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.

When you see yourself as calm, positive, truthful and possessed of high character, you behave with greater strength. Other people respect you more. You feel in control of yourself and the situation.

True humility is not in the absence of confidence but strength restrained.

The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.

Discipline - Success doesn't just happen. You have to be intentional about it, and that takes discipline.

Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

It all I can do not to cry. I make myself wood. I say to myself, Celie, you a tree. That's how come I know trees fear man.

When negative thoughts come, the key is to never verbalize them.

Every time you resist temptation you are winning for your children.

want any strangers coming in. That's where you live. That's your home. You need to have that same thinking when it comes to your mind. "This is where I live. This is who I am. This is my future. I'm not going to let just any thought come in and have a permanent home. I'm going to guard the doorway to my mind and only give a room to thoughts of hope, thoughts of faith, and thoughts of victory.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. GALATIANS 5:22—23