self-control Quotes

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in his individuality as the mass itself.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

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

One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.