Self Control Quotes

“If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.”
― Cato The Elder

“To be unconquerable by anything, we must be willing to lose everything.
Anything external we hold on to, even the most minor thing, automatically wields power over our mental state.”
― Einzelgänger

“Our goal is more modest: We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”
― Warren Buffett

“He never exhibited rudeness, lost control of himself, or turned violent. No one ever saw him sweat. Everything was to be approached logically and with due consideration, in a calm and orderly fashion but decisively, and with no loose ends.”
― Marcus Aurelius

“For me, going high usually involves taking a pause before I react. It is a form of self-control, a line laid between our best and worst impulses. Going high is about resisting the temptation to participate in shallow fury and corrosive contempt and instead figuring out how to respond with a clear voice to whatever is shallow and corrosive around you. It’s what happens when you take a reaction and mature it into a response.
Because here’s the thing: Emotions are not plans. They don’t solve problems or right any wrongs. You can feel them—you will feel them, inevitably—but be careful about letting them guide you. Rage can be a dirty windshield. Hurt is like a broken steering wheel. Disappointment will only ride, sulking and unhelpful, in the back seat. If you don’t do something constructive with them, they’ll take you straight into a ditch.”
― Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

“There is so much anger buried deep inside me that if I dump them out onto the world, there won't be any world left. So I chose to turn that anger into strength instead of weakness - I turned that anger into an instrument of creation rather than a weapon of destruction.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“Our rationality is a visitor.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Your future is only as secure as your ability to say NO when it matters.”
― Jonathan Heimberg

“Can’t control what you can’t control,
But what you can, is your own soul.”
― Pallavi Chauhan, Potentially Yours

“There is no greater contentment than the feeling of victory over your own savagery.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Karadeniz Chronicle: The Novel

“I hate violence - you know why, because I'm afraid - terribly afraid – every single minute of my existence - I'm afraid of myself - I'm afraid of my own rage - I'm afraid, that if I raise my hand at someone, there won't be any trace of them left.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Şehit Sevda Society: Even in Death I Shall Live

“There is nothing like the strength found in self control.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Every single public figure on earth who has something to gain from your lack of self-restraint will continue to peddle self-obsession in the name of self-love, freedom and so on, but know that these so-called popular personalities are no more unfragmented than those white nationalist, gun-bearing dirtballs.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“If you want to conquer life, conquer the day. You have set to conquer the world; conquer yourself.”
― Jawad Haider

“Sometimes it is best to hold your tongue and walk away so bitterness will not depart from your lips and defile you.”
― VaeEshia Ratcliff-Davis

“When you eat to live, you're taking care of yourself. When you live to eat, you're indulging yourself.”
― VaeEshia Ratcliff-Davis

“Every single day, life is going to throw things at us that we cannot control, but we get to wake up and we get to choose how we are going to react to them.”
― Carey Portell, Facing Life Head On: Healing with Courage, Gratitude, and Attitude

“Handcrafted Humanity Sonnet 19

It takes awareness to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes moderation to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes regulation to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes restraint to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes gentleness to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes humility to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
Everything civilized starts with awareness.
But if you like being animal let go off all restraint.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“When I fail to confess my sins, I’m more likely to sin again What’s one more sin, I think. I’m already messing up. Researchers have a name for this phenomenon too. They call it the “What-The-Hell Effect.” Basically, it means that after messing up, we tend to mess up even more.”
― Drew Dyck, Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science

“We are only in control of our actions...not their ripples.”
― A.J. Garces

“Nobody is to discipline your life. But you must learn to discipline yourself.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting

“I am a very violent person,
Yet nobody has seen my violence.
I've kept it overwhelmed all my life,
With a heart full of gentleness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amor Apocalypse: Canım Sana İhtiyacım

“Two times in life you do not waste time arguing with someone: when you are wrong, and when you are right.”
― Liz Faublas, You Have a Superpower: Mindi PI Meets Bailey

“A pompous, arrogant, narcissistic intellectual came up to me at a conference and said rather boastfully.

"You must feel really good about yourself to be the nice guy all the time! But let me tell you something - it takes balls to say what's really on your mind. You might have heard, the best defense is a good offense..."

He went on and on for a while, and the more he spoke the more his intolerant nature became evident. I listened to everything he had to say, then heaved a soft sight, and replied with a smile.

"You are absolutely right! Ama senin gibi şerefsiz olmak insanın lazım yok - porque, no soy un hijo de puta como tú - nu okka chetta na kodakkala behave cheskovachhu, kaani naaku anthaa scene ledu."

He looked rather annoyed, because all my words went over his head, so he flared out, "don't beat around the bush, man - say, what you want to say!"

I spoke calmly. "I'd love to speak my mind, but I wouldn't want to give anyone an inferiority complex. Bad behavior don't make us cool, it only exposes the fool we are. If bad behavior made the world better, we'd already be living in utopia, instead of still struggling for basic human rights."

I didn't want the argument to linger any longer, so I asked him to join me for lunch. You see, self-regulation is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It doesn't take any character for the animal to be animal, but the true test of character is to behave human, upon conquering our inner animal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“Self-regulation is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It doesn't take any character for the animal to be animal, but the true test of character is to behave human, upon conquering our inner animal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“Do not be overcome by emotion. Emotion is the art of breaking hearts, minds, and tongues.”
― Surajit Roy

“Self-control is a beauty of character; irrational and immoral expression is worthless and establishes nothing.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Learn from the people around you even if they have a different point of view. You just have to sit and listen to others without any motive for argument. You will be amazed at how much you can learn in one conversation. Make your mind work like a strainer, which takes only the good part and removes the lousy part silently.”
― Shankar Jha

“Health and sanity do not rise by erasing all moral lines. Key to psychological health is finding the right balance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence

“What good was self-control if he didn’t lose it once in a while?”
― Elle Keaton, The Real Thing