Quotes about Self-control
You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.
- Nicky Gumbel
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
- John Milton
If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.
- Joel Osteen
I only allow that which is good into my life. No one can depress you. No one can make you anxious. No one can hurt your feelings. No one can make you anything.....other than what you allow!
- Wayne Dyer
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
- Cicero
I let no man drag me down so low as to make me hate him.
- Booker T. Washington
Take charge of your mind and begin to fill it with healthy, positive, and courageous thoughts.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Spare yourselves from the indulgence of self-pity. It is always self-defeating. Subdue the negative and emphasize the positive.
- Gordon Hinckley
We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
- William Howard Taft
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
- Elie Wiesel
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
- Watchman Nee