Self-control Quotes

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"Pleasure is the bait of sin."

-- Plato

"Pleasure is the bait of sin."

-- Plato

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot."

-- Plato

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot."

-- Plato

"Anger destroys all your virtues."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Anger destroys all your virtues."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind."

-- Dalai Lama

"Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind."

-- Dalai Lama

"Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while compassion is a sure sign of strength."

-- Dalai Lama

"Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while compassion is a sure sign of strength."

-- Dalai Lama

"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."

-- Dalai Lama

"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."

-- Dalai Lama

"The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred."

-- Dalai Lama

"The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred."

-- Dalai Lama

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

-- Dalai Lama

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

-- Dalai Lama

"There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind."

-- Gautama Buddha

"There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind."

-- Gautama Buddha

"As soon as we react, we become slaves."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"As soon as we react, we become slaves."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The whole point is to discipline the mind."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The whole point is to discipline the mind."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

-- Confucius

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

-- Confucius

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

-- Albert Einstein

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

-- Albert Einstein

"The mind is the friend of the self for one who has conquered it."

-- Krishna

"The mind is the friend of the self for one who has conquered it."

-- Krishna

"Lust, anger, and greed: avoid these three."

-- Krishna

"Lust, anger, and greed: avoid these three."

-- Krishna

"The man who is full of faith and has subdued the senses soon attains the supreme peace."

-- Krishna

"The man who is full of faith and has subdued the senses soon attains the supreme peace."

-- Krishna

"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, attachment to them is produced."

-- Krishna

"When a man dwells on the objects of sense, attachment to them is produced."

-- Krishna

"Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind."

-- Krishna

"Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind."

-- Krishna

"Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion."

-- Krishna

"Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion."

-- Krishna

"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice."

-- Krishna

"The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice."

-- Krishna

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