(61 quotes found)
“Discipline and concentration are a matter of being interested.”
Tom Kite
“Since I cannot govern my own tongue, tho' within my own teeth, how can I hope to govern the tongues of others?”
Benjamin Franklin
“Before you speak, think -Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence?”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Sometimes, you must refrain from doing things you want so bad."”
Toba Beta
“Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.”
Baltasar Gracian
“I wonder - is this just too much of lust and desire, or just too little of self-control and respect in male's nature?!”
Svetlana Shchedrina | LuckyOptimist
“Never give up so much control of yourself to another person, where you allow them to overtake your mind, emotions and actions, while causing you to become the very thing you despise. If you do, they win...”
Lashan Dia Gray
“No man is free who is not a master of himself”
Epictetus
“It's easier to be weak then to be strong.”
Lawrence F. Namou
“The will is a powerful ally and desperate enemy. When not subdued by self-control, it becomes a tyrant of selfishness. Under the yoke of self-control however, it is a driving force of perseverance.”
Natasha Vanderlinden
