self-control Quotes

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing.

Anger is a short madness.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.