self-control Quotes

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.

Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.

Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.

I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.