The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.
The fruit of the Spirit is. . . self-control
Self-control is the ability to restrain a laugh at the wrong place.
I am always with myself, and it is I who am my tormentor.
Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone.
Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.
Nothing could bother me more than the way a thing goes dead once it has been said.
Self-control is only courage under another form.
Those who can command themselves command others.
No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.
Conscience whispers, but interest screams aloud.
Self-control is the quality that distinguishes the fittest to survive.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
You need self-control in an out-of-control world.
I’m not looking for self-control.
Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody.
Leaders can be moral-and they should be moral-without imposing their morality on others.
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
