348 Quotes About Self-control

Our thoughts are all-powerful. How many of us can really control them?

Better patience than power, better to have self-control than to conquer a city.Why?Because patience brings power through adversity and to have self-control is to be self-governed which in turn of exchange opens the door of kingship to conquer a city.

The level of your self-control is measured as the difference between how you act when you have nothing and how you react when you have everything.

No matter the situation don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

Any one can get angry—that is easy—or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for every one, nor is it easy.

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

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

Patience is the antidote to the restless poison of the Ego. Without it we all become ego-maniacal bulls in china shops, destroying our future happiness as we blindly rush in where angels fear to tread. In these out-of-control moments, we bulldoze through the best possible outcomes for our lives, only to return to the scene of the crime later to cry over spilt milk.

We achieve emotional equanimity and self-control by discovering how to live in accord with our capabilities, character, and evolving ethical values.