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Self Control Quotes

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