Quotes about Self-control

Having that Christian base keeps me focused on what I have to do. It keeps me out of the clubs and in the gym.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

The first line of defense against toxicity in the world must therefore be launched by believers who practice self-control.

I may not receive any new insights and God may not feel particularly close. This has taught me that the demand for spiritual experience can be as gluttonous as the desire for food, money, or sex. Desire for spiritual highs needs to be contained so that we can develop other parts of our being.

The best remedy for anger is delay.

In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.

Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.