348 Quotes About Self-control

If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them.

Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

I am very happyBecause I have conquered myselfAnd not the world.I am very happyBecause I have loved the worldAnd not myself.

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.

When you let go of control and commit yourself to happiness, it is so easy to offer compassion and forgiveness. This propels you from the past, into the present. People that are negative, spend so much time trying to control situations and blame others for their problems. Committing yourself to staying positive is a daily mantra that states, “I have control over how I plan to react, feel, think and believe in the present. No one guides the tone of my life, except me!

There is a difference between what you want, and what you need.

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

He was startled, but there was that about him which made it impossible to show what he felt, an instant and utter reflex of stillness to counteract all outward evidence of surprise, fear, anything.

Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it...Don't allow his anger to become your anger.