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Self-control Quotes
"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt."
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"A man is what he thinks about all day long."
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"Man should forget his anger before he goes to sleep."
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"Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."
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"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."
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"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories."
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"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them."
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"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them."
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"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within."
10
"To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment."
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"If you want to change the world, start with yourself."
9
"I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing."
9
"But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins."
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"Nothing external to you has any power over you."
7
"I never worry about action, but only inaction."
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"If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self."
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"Work harder on yourself than you do on your job."
6
"Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee."
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"I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self."
6
"Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another."
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"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."
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"If you're planning on quitting, first make sure it's not for one of these reasons: Fear, Discomfort,Anger,Self-pity,Someone's negative opinions,Past failures,Unrealistic expectations."
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"Nobody can hurt me without my permission."
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"In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless."
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"There is nothing good or evil save in the will."
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"The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule."
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"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."
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"I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room."
5
"If you are covetous, you are a prisoner: If you are greedy, you will never be filled."
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"You are a valuable instrument in the orchestration of your own world, and the overall harmony of the universe. Always be in command of your music. Only you can control and shape its tone. If life throws you a few bad notes or vibrations, don't let them interrupt or alter your song."
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"Refuse to react to any angry actions."
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"Don't try to control yourself, just learn to monitor your thoughts."
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"Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge."
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"No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character."
4
"Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures."
4
"We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more."
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"Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness."
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"The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills; if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills; Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession."
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"If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it."
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"The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain."
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"Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater."
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"With self-discipline most anything is possible."
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"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience."
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"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of."
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"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
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"Limitations can be reasonably expanded. We are constantly challenging our limitations. But a hobbled mind is not going anywhere."
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