A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well. - (Alcott, Louisa May - Self-control)

Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world. - (Unknown, Source - Self-control)

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself. - (Massinger, Philip - Self-control)

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures. - (Nietzsche, Friedrich - Self-control)

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior. - (Confucius - Self-control)

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. - (Lao-Tzu - Self-control)

He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king - (Milton, John - Self-control)

I am always with myself and it is I who am my tormentor. - (Tolstoy, Count Leo - Self-control)

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. - (Aristotle - Self-control)

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. - (Gandhi, Mahatma - Self-control)

O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant. - (Shakespeare, William - Self-control)

Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root. - (Burns, Robert - Self-control)

Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words - (Caddy, Eileen - Self-control)

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. - (Hill, Napoleon - Self-control)

Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint. - (Lowell, James Russell - Self-control)