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“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.”
Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence
Source: The Subjection of Women
“It is a fact that the majority of a man's griefs comes about through lack of self-control.”
Source: The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams
Source: The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons
“Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!”
Source: The Law of Success
Source: The Blue Octavo Notebooks
“Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand.”
Source: The Lean: A Revolutionary (and Simple!) 30-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss
“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”
Source: Town and Country Sermons: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
“I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.”
“He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.”
Source: The complete poetical works of John Milton: together with a life of the author
“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”
Source: Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”
“Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.”
“When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.”
“Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.”
“There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.”
Source: Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist
“With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.”
Source: An Ideal Husband
“About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.”
Source: Nietzsche: 'On the Genealogy of Morality' and Other Writings Student Edition
“We split a bottle of Norman cider. Not everybody sells Norman cider by the bottle.”
“I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.”
Source: Emma: (Starbooks Classics Editions)
“O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.”
“I've had the wind knocked out of me, but never the hurricane”
“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.”
Source: As You Think - A New Thought Classic for Today's Woman