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Self-control Quotes
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
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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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"Refuse to react to any angry actions."
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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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"Don't be your own devil."
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"We often bow down to our feelings without realizing how fickle and unreliable they are."
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"Immediate gratification is a dream killer."
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"One of the drawbacks about adventures is that when you come to the most beautiful places you are often too anxious and hurried to appreciate them."
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"When you have learned to love and control yourself, then you become the master of yourself."
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"Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly."
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"Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth."
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"It is much easier to concentrate the mind on external things, than to concentrate on the mind itself. For example, a Neuroscientist can be the smartest man (or woman) on earth in his understanding of the human mind. He may know all the neurochemical changes underlying an outrageous behavior of a person. But when he gets mad himself, very little of his own scientific intellect would actually come in handy for him to control his rage. The virtue of self-control is a skill, which requires practice, regardless of all the neurobiological expertise in the world."
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"He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power."
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"Not to be greedy is, paradoxically, the highest form of looking after one's true interests."
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"Negative desires can cause no evil if you do not allow yourself to be seduced by them."
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"If you want to change someone, start and end with yourself. You're all you've got control over.yes, other people can change.no, you can't change other people."
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"The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile."
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"You may not be able to do anything about how you feel, but you can do something about how you act. People will definitely offend you willing or unwilling by their words and actions...but you can choose to let that offence sink you down or not...."
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"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control."
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"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."
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"Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it."
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"Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers."
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"This is my life... my story... my book. I will no longer let anyone else write it, nor will I apologize for the edits I make."
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"One must say, be in charge of your fucking feelings and keep your mouth shut."
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"And there was this jerk named Dwayne who kept saying, 'Go on, have a beer. You know you want one. One little beer's not going to hurt ya. You haven't had a drink for three years. You can handle it.'" He looked at me again. "You know?"I nodded."Caught me when I was vulnerable. You know, when I was still breathing."
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"There is no aspect of life that you take that does not demand discipline. It is a requirement of life. It is not a matter of choice."
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"It is wise for people to learn how to control their emotions instead of allowing it to overwhelm them and making them behaves irrational."
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"Never worry about what you can't control...Focus on what you can."
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"But when one does not complain, and when one wants to master oneself with a tyrant's grip - one's faculties rise in revolt - and one pays for outward calm with an almost unbearable inner struggle."
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"Control your anger, be calm."
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"Do your emotions influence You or are You influenced by your emotions?"
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"Discipline is when we delay our gratifications."
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"Fighting external monsters is easy in comparison to how we fight those within us."
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"A deep breath is a technique with which we minimize the number of instances where we say what we do not mean - or what we really think."
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"When you are angry, close your eyes, you will regain your inner peace."
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"Mastery of impulse is all about self-discipline and choice. The mind is a powerful tool with which we have the ability to be in control of ourselves."
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"Self-control is a divided battle in one body. The "self" produces desires that "you" must battle with and kick off. Two wrestlers in one body. Just imagine. It's difficult, though rewarding!"
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"Live by your impulses, and you'll be just like them. You're better than that, aren't you, Red?"
"Start to exercise a firm control over what influences your experiences before situations control you."
"Discipline your sexuality for it has the proclivity to cause a productivity that can influence now and posterity."
"Controlled anger leads to positive action."
"You cannot control what other people do, only how you react to it."
"If we do not master ourselves, we will be a slave to ourselves."
"Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life's contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace."
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