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Self Control Quotes
"The truly free individual is only free to the extent of his own self-mastery"
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Steven Pressfield
"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly"
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Julie Andrews
"Everything in moderation including moderation"
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Julia Child
"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation"
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Saint Augustine
"Self-control is not control through your own willpower but rather through the power of the Holy Spirit"
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Jerry Bridges
"The point is that you can't be too greedy "
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Donald Trump
"Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. "
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Laozi
"To lengthen thy life lessen thy meals"
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Benjamin Franklin
"Don’t invent drama."
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Matthew McConaughey
"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."
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William James
"Beware the ire of the calm man"
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Geoffrey Chaucer
"Don't do drugs, don't have unprotected sex, don't be violent. Leave that to me."
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Eminem
"He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak "
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay"
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Prince
"Constraint mutes the naturally cacophonous character of our feelings and intentions "
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Alain de Botton
"Sanity is a madness put to good uses"
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George Santayana
"Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained"
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William Blake
"The difference between passion and addiction is that between a divine spark and a flame that incinerates"
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Gabor Mate
"He who would rule the world must first be able to rule himsel"
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Plato
"The man who can control his desires and appetites is capable of undertaking the most difficult and noble tasks."
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Bertrand Russell
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