self control Quotes

A gentleman is not disturbed by anything

He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger.

We are masters of our actions from the beginning up to the very end. But, in the case of our habits, we are only masters of their commencement - each particular little increase being as imperceptible as in the case... ...

Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man shows more and the unrestrained man less steadfastness than most men are capable of.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most swayed and in which they show absence of control...They are changeable and fickle in their desires... ...

Anyone can get angry easily, but it's hard to get angry at the right person, in the right amount, at the right time, for the right reason, and in the right way.

We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage.

Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions; music has thus the power to form character, and the various kinds of music based on various modes... ...

It's braver to control your own desires than to defeat enemies, because overcoming yourself is the hardest win.