348 Quotes About Self-control

There are two types of discipline. Discipline that destroys and discipline that preserves. The Regime is the former. It disciplines through fear and control, through pain and punishment. To it, discipline is not about self-control, but controlling others. The Resistance is the latter. We employ discipline to ensure that our goals, the preservation of our nation, and of the human race, are achieved, with swiftness and success.

Those who lack self-control always try to control others.

Cheating in relationship is a sign of self-regulation failure. When it happens ones, it is a mistake. When it happens twice, it is unfortunate. But when it happens thrice or more, it is a pattern indicating primitive, uncivilized inhuman behavior.

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

We can choose the type of thoughts we repeat in our mind. Nothing can force us to pick any memory, circumstance or relationship without our permission.

Only with calmness can you control your emotions.

Human complexity can be conquered with calmness.

Compassion is an act of love.

I wonder how much self-control and acting (mothers are very underrated actors) it took for her to quickly arrange her gestures into a composed expression and modify her voice so she sounded calm and reassuring.