Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.
Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.
Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad.
I can't always control my body the way I want to, and I can't control when I feel good or when I don't. I can control how clear my mind is. And I can control how willing I am to step up if somebody needs me.
Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.
I think self-discipline is something, it's like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.
Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand.
You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.
Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.
In ideal form of social control is an atomised collection of individuals focused on their own narrow concern, lacking the kinds of organisations in which they can gain information, develop and articulate their thoughts, and act constructively to achieve common ends.