Quotes On Self-Control

“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.”
— Alfred Lord Tennyson

“I define self-control, in the beginning of life, as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really don’t want to do. Once this becomes a habit, discipline becomes the choice of achieving what I really want by doing the very things I now want to do! I really believe that a disciplined life becomes a joy – but only after we have worked hard to practice it.”
— John Maxwell

“The only competition you will ever have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind.”
— James A. Ray

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”
— General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

“The most important quality in the development of human character is, and always has been, self-discipline.”
— Brian Tracy

“If you’re not willing to accept your own discipline, you’re not going to accomplish 2% of what you could — and you’re going to miss out on 98% of the good things you could have.”
— Tom Hopkins