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Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty. — James Q. Wilson

Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence. — Mahavira

Part of the fruit of the Spirit is self-control. Once you get married, however, a good defense is frequency and freedom. — Mark Driscoll

In a great show of self-control, I stopped myself from telling him to fuck off. — Richelle Mead

We are chained by our own control. Life is nothing more than finding the key that unlocks every part of our soul. — Shannon L. Alder

The problem is the difference between want and need is a thin line called self-control. — K. Bromberg

It's never too late to redefine self-control, to change long-ingrained habits, and to do the work you're capable of. — Seth

I am more and more convinced that some people are put in our lives solely to try our patience and tamper with our tolerance levels. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves. — Watchman Nee

When you're comfortable and content with who you are, the voices of others who try and define, control or direct you are not important. — Rachel Robins

Love and Self-control are the bookends of the fruit of the Spirit. Remove one of them and the rest fall over — Joyce Meyer

An important element of intelligence is self-control. — Jesse Payne

Birth-control through self-restraint is the most desirable, sensible and totally harmless method. — Mahatma Gandhi

RESPOND POSITIVELY TO LIFE. Develop a positive self-image.Your image, your reactions to life and your decisions are completely within your control. — Napoleon Hill

Man is slave of emotions when they arise, and master of them when they don't. — Raheel Farooq

Don't let BRANDS rule your Mind! — Mohith Agadi

A man who rightly governs self, may also govern family without the crippling cowardice, crutch of control. — T.F. Hodge

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. — Calvin Coolidge

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. — Grenville Kleiser

Anger is a brief madness: govern your mind [temper], for unless it obeys it commands. — Horace

To see was not to control, that self-understanding was far short of self-mastery. He was afraid of himself. — Richard Wright

Sam: "You - you greatly overestimate my self-control."
Grace: "I'm not looking for self-control. — Maggie Stiefvater

I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control. — Jane Austen

True sacrifice is merely self-control. — David W. Stevens

In the supremacy of self-control consists one of the perfections of the ideal man. — Herbert Spencer

Nothing could bother me more than the way a thing goes dead once it has been said. — Gertrude Stein

It takes every fucking ounce of my self-control to say the next three words. 'Lead the way. — Liz Reinhardt

Control your thoughts — Unknown

I lead a life of severe self-control mitigated by moments of impulse. — Elise Valmorbida

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. - Ben Franklin — Benjamin Franklin

I may not be in control of anything else, but I am in control of my body. — Karen Carpenter

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. — Eleanor Roosevelt

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and discipline and self-control. — Anonymous

Here is the paradox of Christian living. We must give up control of self to gain self control. — Andy Mineo

It is so often self who tries to live the Christian life. No wonder we need breaking. As long as self is in control, God can do little with us. — Roy Hession

Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you. — Lisa Kleypas

Ultimately, self-control lets you relax because it removes stress and enables you to conserve willpower for the important challenges. — Laura Vanderkam

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. — Elie Wiesel

Blood doesn't satisfy cravings. It magnifies them. — Matt Haig

She allowed the feeling to emerge, regardless of whether it was good or bad; she was sick of self-control, of masks, of appropriate behavior. — Paulo Coelho

The poorest education that teaches self-control is better than the best that neglects it. — Dorothy Nevill

My teaching is not for self-control, self-discipline. My teaching is for self-awareness, self-transformation. — Osho

If guys practiced self-control, 'modesty' wouldn't be such a huge deal. — Zach Hunter

Self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit. — Jerry Bridges

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

We all have a dual nature,some of us are just better able to control the energy we expend on each part of it." Lessons for an Urban Goddess — Laney Zukerman

Our work activities are perhaps most interesting when the element of competition is present. — Ralph Alfred Habas

I am in an extended self-directed course of study. That is, I am in control of my own life. — Amber Benson

You change the future by taking control of the present. Know how to use your minutes and hours. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: 'Perhaps I need someone else to control me. — Criss Jami

There is no hierarchy of values by which one culture has the right to insist on all its own values and deny those of another. — Margaret Mead

If you want control, loosen your grip. You're strangling your employees. Letting go is actually holding on. — Richie Norton

Sleep on it until your thoughts are rational and your tongue is capable of speaking only kindness and truth. — Toni Sorenson

Exercising first thing in the morning ensures that you'll have the time for it, and it improves your self-control and energy levels all day long. — Travis Bradberry

Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody. — Augustus William Hare

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

Distinguish between real needs and artificial wants and control the latter. — Mahatma Gandhi

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. — Max Lucado

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. — William Blake

Sometimes, I cannot control myself. Please do not blame me, its not me. Maybe it is someone who knows better about me. — Santosh Kalwar

Self-control is the ability to restrain a laugh at the wrong place. — Elbert Hubbard

I am the center of the world, but the control panel seems to be somewhere else. — Mason Cooley

Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand. — Benjamin Disraeli

CALMNESS of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. — James Allen

Any systems approaching perfect self-control also approaches perfect self-frustration. — Alan Watts

The sweetness of self-denial and self-control, — Louisa May Alcott

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

Self-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives — Vernon Howard

Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don't kick you around. — Paramahansa Yogananda

As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll always need - tremendous self control. — Ashleigh Brilliant

Freedom comes from moral self-control. There is no other way to achieve it. — Dennis Prager

Modelling, it's being an artist as well. It's just being a silent artist. It takes a lot of self-control and a lot of discipline. — Jessica White

We can't control on how each day will fall, but we can control how we fall into each day. Learn to make adjustments to match the circumstances. — Anthony Liccione

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. — Robert E.Lee

Find someone you care enough about to help you control your drinking. Preferably yourself. — Robert Black

Patience is the inclination to control the racing mind, which wants to jump ahead. — Balroop Singh

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. — James Allen

I was used to being perceived as having a good attitude. Self-control, self-effacement, self-denial. People like this, especially in girls. — Stephanie Grant

Among the hard lessons which varying Fortune teaches to those whom she most neglects, there is none so useful as self-control. — Emmuska Orczy

Notice the difference between being in control and needing control. — Marilyn Suttle

Self-control is the only possible road to character development — Dennis Prager

It was a little thing, but on top of the other little things, it broke something in me. — John Howard Griffin

You must learn to control your dreams or your dreams will forever control you. — Wayne Gerard Trotman

By taking control of the present, you are choosing to alter the past you are making for yourself, and your future too. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

I am very happy
Because I have conquered myself
And not the world.
I am very happy
Because I have loved the world
And not myself. — Sri Chinmoy

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control. — Tim Ferriss

How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick. — Joseph Campbell

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

He frequently lost all self-control and his language grew increasingly violent. In his intimate circle he now found no restraining influence.47 — William L. Shirer

As we saw in chapter 3, one way the early modern Europeans used Odyssean self-control was to keep sharp knives out of reach at the dinner table. — Steven Pinker

A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until you are satisfied. — John Cassian

The mind is just like a muscle - the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets and the more it can expand. — Idowu Koyenikan

Being in the library is so addictive for me that I really have to exercise self-control so I can get some writing done at home. — Janet Fitch

Temptation is a test of your relationship, not your self-control. — Chris Hodges

Learning how to be agreeable is the key to learning self-control. — Frederick Lenz

For some reason, the strength and deadliness he keeps so easily leashed make him the most compelling man I've ever met. I envy his self-control. — Amanda Bouchet

I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved. — Christopher Lee

High self-esteem comes from feeling like you have control over events not that events have control over you. — Tony Robbins