Quotes about Self-control

112 quotes about Self-control

There is only one corner of the universe you can be...

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Quote by Aldous Huxley about self-control

I had a lot of growing and a lot of denying of self to...

I had a lot of growing and a lot of denying of self to do. I am not easily won over, but when I am, I am completely won over.

Quote by Willie Aames about self-control

It is easier to live by fixed rules, but by tact and self...

It is easier to live by fixed rules, but by tact and self trial.

Quote by Aldous Huxley about self-control

A friend is a second self.

A friend is a second self.

Quote by Aristotel about self-control

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is...

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

Quote by Maya Angelou about self-control

This above all, to thine own self be true.

This above all, to thine own self be true.

Quote by William Shakespeare about self-control

Infusing him with self and vain conceit.

Infusing him with self and vain conceit.

Quote by William Shakespeare about self-control

We've grown beyond being self-centered actors to become...

We've grown beyond being self-centered actors to become two people who think about how we can best meet each other's needs.

Quote by Willie Aames about self-control

A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about self-control

I think they find that it calls their status and function much more into question than they can bear... the supposed positivistic basis for their activity is put into question, and their humility is exposed as a self-deception.

Quote by Lester Bangs about self-control

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose...

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Quote by Francis Bacon about self-control

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.

Quote by Francis Bacon about self-control

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military...

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

Quote by Dean Acheson about self-control

Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator.

Quote by Erykah Badu about self-control

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self....

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

Quote by Pearl Bailey about self-control

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the...

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about self-control

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual...

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.

Quote by John Adams about self-control

Competitive skaters must be prepared for lots of work, challenges, self-discipline, and motivation. The desire must be there, but more importantly, you're love for the sport.

Quote by Oksana Baiul about self-control

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a...

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

Quote by John Adams about self-control

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

Quote by Joseph Addison about self-control

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