Quotations on "Self-Control"

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Quotes on "Self-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.

Aristotle
BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher

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The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

Josh Billings
1815-1885, American Humorist, Lecturer

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Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.

Robert Burns
1759-1796, Scottish Poet

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We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

Edward Gibbon
1737-1794, British Historian

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Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

Napoleon Hill
1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Lao-Tzu
BC 600-?, Chinese Philosopher, Founder of Taoism, Author of the ''Tao Te Ching''

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Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

James Russell Lowell
1819-1891, American Poet, Critic, Editor

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He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

Philip Massinger
1583-1640, British Dramatist

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He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

John Milton
1608-1674, British Poet

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Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.

Source Unknown

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To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Virginia Woolf
1882-1941, British Novelist, Essayist

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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

Louisa May Alcott
1832-1888, American Author

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When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

Robert Browning
1812-1889, British Poet

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

Confucius
BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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Lyndon, you can't run the country if you can't run yourself.

Lady Bird Johnson

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No man is fit to command another who cannot command himself.

William Penn

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