self control Quotes

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Let us be well persuaded that everyone of us possesses happiness in proportion to his virtue and wisdom, and according as he acts in obedience to their suggestion.

We praise someone who gets angry for the right reasons, at the right people, in the right way, at the right time, and for the right duration.

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just;... ...

Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to anger, but be free from bitterness and contentiousness, having tranquility and stability in the spirit.

Moral virtue is a mean . . . between two vices, one of excess and the other of defect; . . . it is such a mean because it aims at hitting the middle point in feelings and in actions.... ...

The life of children, as much as that of intemperate men, is wholly governed by their desires.

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.

This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended.

Moderation is the right balance when it comes to pleasures.