SELF-CONTROL

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(941 votes)  He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

Confucius
BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(860 votes)  O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.

William Shakespeare
1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor

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(753 votes)  I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Aristotle
BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher

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(711 votes)  He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

Friedrich Nietzsche
1844-1900, German Philosopher

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(515 votes)  Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.

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(497 votes)  A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

Louisa May Alcott
1832-1888, American Author

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(452 votes)  The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

Josh Billings
1815-1885, American Humorist, Lecturer

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(443 votes)  When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

Robert Browning
1812-1889, British Poet

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(428 votes)  Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.

Henry Miller
1891-1980, American Author

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(427 votes)  He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Lao-Tzu
BC 600-?, Chinese Philosopher, Founder of Taoism, Author of the ''Tao Te Ching''

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(424 votes)  Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

Mahatma Gandhi
1869-1948, Indian Political, Spiritual Leader

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(419 votes)  He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king

John Milton
1608-1674, British Poet

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(414 votes)  We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

Edward Gibbon
1737-1794, British Historian

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(407 votes)  I am always with myself and it is I who am my tormentor.

Count Leo Tolstoy
1828-1910, Russian Novelist, Philosopher

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(406 votes)  Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words

Eileen Caddy
American Spiritual Writer

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(403 votes)  To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Virginia Woolf
1882-1941, British Novelist, Essayist

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(400 votes)  Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

Napoleon Hill
1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

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(399 votes)  The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Charles Darwin
1809-1882, British Naturalist

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(399 votes)  Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

James Russell Lowell
1819-1891, American Poet, Critic, Editor

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(378 votes)  He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

Philip Massinger
1583-1640, British Dramatist

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(349 votes)  Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.

Robert Burns
1759-1796, Scottish Poet

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