self-control Quotes

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.

'Worry' is a word that I don't allow myself to use.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

I've been a minimalist my whole life, even if you wouldn't know it from my office.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

The main Facebook usage is so big. About 20 percent of the time people spend on their phone is on Facebook.

Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.

If you want a good life, don't succeed at anything too early or too well. And don't choose a profession that attracts money or attention. The minute people want to see you doing what you do, you're finished.

Of my old tendency to overdo the dedication and deface the title page with florid compliments and obscure quotes which the recipient cannot read, I will say only that I learnt my lesson when I had to shell out with my own money for a hardback I'd vandalised and now limit myself to 'Good wishes.'