Self Control Quotes

"The best response to criticism is to smile and forget." "Wealth is the slave of a wise man and the master of a fool." "It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man" "Neither family, nor children, nor intercourse with others can be rightly ordered until the passions and desires are brought under subjection." "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself." "There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot." "First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you." "I'd hate to be an alcoholic, because alcoholics want to be able to drink as much as they want and not have it affect their life. I just don't see how you could drink while working at the post office" "Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." "The first and best victory is to conquer self" "It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants " "Without discipline, there's no life at all." "When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear" "The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak" "Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong" "Do not avenge yourself. Avoid your enemies if you can. Don’t seek victory over them. If fate brings you to them, well and good. If not, leave them to swing on their own ropes." "The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you." "The true hero is the one who conquers his own anger and hatred." "We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within" "The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now."