Quotes about Self-control

When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them.

When I discipline myself to eat properly, live morally, exercise regularly, grow mentally and spiritually, and not put any drugs or alcohol in my body, I have given myself the freedom to be at my best, perform at my best, and reap all the rewards that go along with it.

Maribeau said that "none but men of strong passions are capable of rising to greatness." Tennyson said, "The happiness of a man in his life does not consist in the absence but in the mastering of his passions." Franklin said that "he is a governor that governs his passions and he is a servant that serves them.

Memorize a simple strategy: Don't jump to speak, ask questions and listen, watch your anger thermometer and keep the temperature down.

Two things to remember in life: "Take care of your thoughts when you're alone", and "Take care of your words when you're with people.

It's up to you. What you will, will be.

Of course he could still conjure up the old faces. But they didn't return on their own anymore. In order to see images of Channa or Suddhodana, he would ask to see them. "Learn to use your memories," he told the younger bikkhus. "Don't let them use you.

Responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for your situation, including yourself.

Freedom comes from moral self-control. There is no other way to achieve it.

The greatest of empires, is the empire over one's self.

Self-reverence self-knowledge self-control - these three alone lead to sovereign power.

If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will.