Inspirations

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell, And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

- Louisa May Alcott

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.

- Aristotle

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

- Robert Browning

Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.

- Robert Burns

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

- Confucius

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

- Charles Darwin

Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

- Mahatma Gandhi

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

- Edward Gibbon

Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

- Napoleon Hill

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

- Lao-Tzu

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

- James Russell Lowell

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

- Philip Massinger

He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king

- John Milton

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.

- Source Unknown

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

- Virginia Woolf

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.

- Les Brown

If you don't program yourself, life will program you!

- Les Brown

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.

- Buddha

If you are ruled by mind you are a king, if by body, a slave.

- Cato The Elder

To decide to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

- Arbie M Dale

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

- Wayne Dyer

What man's mind can create, man's character can control.

- Thomas A Edison

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The word is control. That's my ultimate, to have control.

- Nick Faldo

While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

- Benjamin Franklin

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

- Mahatma Gandhi

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy, unless you let him.

- Napoleon Hill

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

- Napoleon Hill

Are we controlled by our thoughts, or are we controlling our thoughts?

- Raymond Holliwell

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

- Doug Horton

Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

- Thomas Jefferson

Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively.

- Larry King

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

- Abraham Lincoln

Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

- Og Mandino

We fail to see that we can control our own destiny, make ourselves do whatever is possible, make ourselves become whatever we long to be.

- Orison Swett Marden

Your are in charge. You have the ability to master you destiny.

- Michael J Mccarthy

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

- Plato

You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you.

- Charles E Popplestone

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

- Chinese Proverb

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

- Anthony Robbins

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

- Anthony Robbins

Winners take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.

- Nancy Simms

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...

- W Clement Stone

When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.

- W Clement Stone

The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.

- Paul G Thomas

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

- Brian Tracy

We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.

- Source Unknown

Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them.

- Source Unknown

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

- Paramahansa Yogananda

There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.

- Vash Young

Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?

- Zig Ziglar

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

- Julie Andrews

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

- Aristotle

If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside.

- Critias of Athens

No one is free who does not lord over himself.

- Claudius

Self-command is the main discipline.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

- William Feather

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.

- Johann Gottfried Von Herder

Self-respect is the root of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

- Abraham J Heschel

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

- Horace

He conquers twice who conquers himself in victory.

- Jyrus

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

- Louis the 14th

The only discipline that last is self discipline.

- Bum Phillips

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top.

- Bob Richards

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

- George Washington

Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.

- W K Hope

We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.

- John Cage

Be your own palace, or the world is your jail.

- John Donne

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

- Shirley Maclaine

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient.

- Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell, And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.

When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.

Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.

If you don't program yourself, life will program you!

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.

If you are ruled by mind you are a king, if by body, a slave.

To decide to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

What man's mind can create, man's character can control.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

The word is control. That's my ultimate, to have control.

While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy, unless you let him.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Are we controlled by our thoughts, or are we controlling our thoughts?

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively.

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

We fail to see that we can control our own destiny, make ourselves do whatever is possible, make ourselves become whatever we long to be.

Your are in charge. You have the ability to master you destiny.

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you.

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

Winners take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...

When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.

The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.

Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.

Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside.

No one is free who does not lord over himself.

Self-command is the main discipline.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.

Self-respect is the root of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

He conquers twice who conquers himself in victory.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

The only discipline that last is self discipline.

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.

We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.

Be your own palace, or the world is your jail.

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient.

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