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Self-control7 quotes
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398‘Tis easier to suppress the first Desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1751The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. — Edmund Burke · 1791Nothing in excess. — Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at DelphiSubdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838All 7 quotes →Appetite1 quote
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838Chastity1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Excess1 quote
Nothing in excess. — Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at DelphiHuman nature1 quote
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838Mindfulness1 quote
The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005Moderation1 quote
Nothing in excess. — Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at DelphiNip it in the bud1 quote
‘Tis easier to suppress the first Desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1751Restraint1 quote
It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. — Edmund Burke · 1791Self-esteem1 quote
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control,
These three alone lead life to sovereign power. — Alfred Tennyson · 1832Self-knowledge1 quote
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control,
These three alone lead life to sovereign power. — Alfred Tennyson · 1832Sex1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Sexual morality1 quote
Give me chastity and continency—but not yet! — St. Augustine · 398Stoicism1 quote
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838The mind1 quote
The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master. — David Foster Wallace · 2005