Quotes about Self-control

They are not easily irritated or annoyed. Some people seem to be able to rise above their irritations and they are fun to be with because they are poised and even-tempered. They seem to live on an upper level emotionally and are not easily riled up. They keep in a good humor and spirit.

I will form good habits and become their slave.

When we were given dominion over the world, we were also given dominion over ourselves. God is not our navigator. It was never His intention to chart a course for each of us and thus place us all under His bondage. Instead, He bestowed each of us with intellect and talent and vision to map our own way, to write our own Book of Life in any manner we choose.

When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs. Is

Never will I overindulge the requests of my flesh, rather I will cherish my body with cleanliness and moderation.

I want people to understand, that you are responsible for your life. Weather you are transexual, weather you are a divorcee, weather you are terminally ill, weather you are posessed by the devil or trying to get the devil out of you. You have control over your life, and it is only when you recognize that, and is willing to be responsible for your life that you can truely soar, and I believe that it's possible in our lifetime to fly if you want to.

Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands—you are the single biggest influence in your life.

The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.

Very few go astray who comport themselves with restraint.

When anger arises, think of the consequences.

There wasn't any virtue in it. The drinking or the quittin? Either one. There aint no virtue in quittin what you aint able any longer to do in the first place.

Don't do the natural thing, the impulsive thing. That is usually wrong.