It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You struggle with your demons and you conquer them.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
I've had quite a lot to conquer in myself apart from writing. Not that I've been a pure angel when I come to the end of it.
I am sure I ought not to be, but I have great reason to tremble lest Satan and my own wicked heart get the better of me. It is no easy matter to fight such enemies as these, but with Christ strengthening me, I know I shall come off more than a conquerer.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose.
I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.