Self Mastery Quotes

"A child who has become master of his acts through long and repeated exercises, and who has been encouraged by the pleasant and interesting activities in which he has been engaged, always shows a strong specific character: he is master of himself and knows how to conduct himself in society." "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts and you are the slave to your emotions " "It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man" "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself." "Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." "He who is firm in will molds the world to himself" "This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew" "The first and best victory is to conquer self" "We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within" "The truly free individual is only free to the extent of his own self-mastery" "The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them" "Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. " "He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty" "He who would rule the world must first be able to rule himsel" "That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material" "Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within." "It is the mind that commands the body and always obeys when the mind asks." "He who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave." "The mind is the king of the senses, and for one who has conquered his mind, all senses are under control."