Best 220 quotes in «self control quotes» category

. . . we shouldn’t always have what we want: it spoils the best of us, doesn’t it?

We should set our goals; then learn to control our appetites. Otherwise, we will lose ourselves in the confusion of the world.

When we are impatient, we are neither reverential nor reflective because we are too self-centered. Whereas faith and patience are companions, so are selfishness and impatience. It is so easy to be confrontive without being informative; so easy to be indignant without being intelligent; so easy to be impulsive without being insightful. It is so easy to command others when we are not in control of ourselves.

When we ground ourselves in the present moment, we spontaneously connect better with others. We become more responsive and less reactive, listening more deeply and speaking with greater clarity.

When you feel a weak moment coming on, the key is self-control.

Whether you realize it or not, you are in control of what you think. It's up to you to determine which fluttering thoughts take root and which ones you kick out. Cultivate a mind that can learn to discriminate truth.

Will was not without his intentions to be always generous, but our tongues are little triggers which have usually been pulled before general intentions can be brought to bear.

Without self-discipline, your streams of grace become a flood of disgrace. Never let indiscipline weigh you down for critics to pick mockeries on.

You are in control of your life, when you refuse to be provoke.

You can conquer any aggressive action, with restraint and patient.

You have the ability to drive your brain and the capability to nab the steering wheel back any time you feel yourself veering off the road you intended to take.

What we need to do is treat some of our thoughts like door to door salesmen. If someone comes to your door and asks if he can come inside and throw some dirt on your floor to demonstrate his vaccuum cleaner - you would probably tell him “No thanks! See you later!” And yet - if a friend stopped by with a meatloaf and wanted to visit - we’d say “Come on in!” We need to stop being PASSIVE about what thoughts can take residence in our head.

When the animal tamed the external forces, it became human, and when we humans learn to tame our internal forces, we will become civilized beings.

When you start loving yourself and respecting your time and energy, things will change. Get to know your worth, and your value will go up.

Without delayed gratification,there is no self- control.

With your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs under control, you can have as much as the richest man and be as peaceful as a Buddhist monk . You can experience inner-happiness and euphoric love.

You have no control of uncertainties! You can only control your life and your reaction to any event. May you find grace for patient endurance.

According to the virginity movement, men have no self-control when it comes to anything sexual.

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.

Ambition, old as mankind, the immemorial weakness of the strong.

Every act of self control leads to a sense of self-respect.

A work in progress quickly becomes feral. It reverts to a wild state overnight. It is barely domesticated, a mustang on which you one day fastened a halter, but which now you cannot catch. It is a lion you cage in your study. As the work grows, it gets harder to control; it is a lion growing in strength. You must visit it every day and reassert your mastery over it. If you skip a day, you are, quite rightly, afraid to open the door to its room. You enter its room with bravura, holding a chair at the thing and shouting, "Simba!

Discipline enables you to think first and act second.

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness - and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.

Conscience whispers, but interest screams aloud.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless.

O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.

The only people who would be in government are those who care more about people than they do about power.

Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.

The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.

Waiting is one of the great arts.

Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those.

You can't always control the wind, but you can control your sails.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

A credit card allows you transcend time. For it allows you to put off until tomorrow what you bought today, while you are still paying off what you bought yesterday.

A credit card allows you transcend time. For it allows you to put off until tomorrow what you bought today, while you are still paying what you bought yesterday.

A deaf and dumb in the mist of morons is a renowed talkative among brains.

You must have discipline to have fun.

A human being cannot be free all the time, but being autonomous is a continuous possibility. - On Freedom.

A good teacher does not teach all that he knows. He teaches all that the learners need to know at the time, and all that the learners can accountably learn in the time given.

All around the Mediterranean you'll find cultures that believe men can't control themselves and shouldn't have to try.

You can say what Pilates is in three words. Stretch with Strength and Control. And the control part is the most important because that makes you use your mind.

Always try to come back to your senses when in love, because that's the moment you become almost carried away by sensuality and sentiments.

An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.

Anyone can get angry, but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor is it easy.

Are ordinary people really populations of interests rather than something more solid? It’s disturbing to think of yourself as so fluid, so potentially unstable, held together only by the shifting influence of available rewards. It’s like being told that atoms are mostly empty and wondering how they can bear weight. Yet the bargaining of interests in a society can produce highly stable institutions; perhaps that’s also true of the internal interests created by a person’s rewards.

As I prefer to see it, there has never been an epic love story that involved significant amounts of self-control.

As Christians, we call ourselves people of faith, but how much practical faith do we really have?

As we let go of our need to control, we find freedom.