Quotes about Self-control

Liberty, in so far as it is of any value, always means self-control in both the senses of that term: in the sense that we are only controlled by ourselves, and also in the sense that by ourselves we are controlled, and that every part of our nature is subservient to the purpose to which our whole nature is given.

When I was younger I made it a rule never to take a strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.

We can afford to exercise the self-restraint of a really great nation which realizes its own strength and scorns to misuse it.

No man is free until he s a master of himself!!

First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Each man was his own executioner and his own victim.

Freedom begins way back. It begins not with doing what you want but with doing what you ought - that is, with discipline.

In order to be a disciple we must deny ourselves—this is to exercise authority over our own spirit. We must take up the cross—this is to submit to Christ's authority. And we must follow—this is continued obedience. This is the road not to confinement, to bondage, to a stunted or arrested development, but to total personal freedom. It means not death but life, not a narrowly circumscribed life but "abundant" life.

Lord, deliver me from the urge to open my mouth when I should shut it. Give me the wisdom to keep silent where silence is wise. Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.

To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself…and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.

Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character Which makes the big decisions.

When it comes to yourself, follow God's formula- deny yourself of overindulgence (Proverbs 23:2 and 30:8), examine yourself for any sinful habits (1 Corinthians 11:28), exercise yourself to godliness (1 Timothy 4:7), and IK- develop self-control (Galatians 5:23).