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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON CONTROL
Only my condemnation injures me.
A Course In Miracles (Course on forgiveness based on Christianity, Eastern philosophy) Author's website: www.acim.org
A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888, American author)
If a man doesn't delight in himself and the force in him and feel that he and it are wonders, how is all life to become important to him?
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941 American writer)
If a man doesn't delight in himself and the force in him and feel that he and it are wonders, how is all life to become important to him?
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941 American writer)
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
Mario Andretti (1940-, Italian-born American car racer)
If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem.
Dr. Robert Anthony (American educator)
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Aristotle (BC 384-322, Greek philosopher)
Never let the other fellow set the agenda.
James Baker (1930, American Secretary of State)
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, and a need for control is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.
Robert F. Bennett
Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure ... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.
John Bentham
The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.
John Berry
Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.
Josh Billings (1815-1885, American humorist, lecturer)
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
Josh Billings (1815-1885, American humorist, lecturer)
You never conquer a mountain.You stand on the summit a few moments; then the wind blows your footprints away.
Arlene Blum
Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.
William Boetcker
I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food.
Erma Bombeck (1927-, American author, humorist) Author's website: www.humorwriters.org
I have only one counsel for you -- be master.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821, French general, emperor)
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821, French general, emperor)
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821, French general, emperor)
If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
Emily Bronte (1818-1848, British novelist, poet)
Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.
Les Brown (1945-, American speaker, author, trainer, motivator,)
If you don't program yourself, life will program you!
Les Brown (1945-, American speaker, author, trainer, motivator,)
When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.
Robert Browning (1812-1889, British poet)
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 (568-488 BC, Indian born, founder of Buddhism)
Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.
Robert Burns (1759-1796, Scottish poet)
Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words
Eileen Caddy (American spiritual writer)
I never prod my nose into other man's porridge.
Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, poet)
I've always seen myself as a winner, even as a kid. If I hadn't, I just might have gone down the drain a couple of times. I've got something inside of me, peasant-like and stubborn, and I'm in it 'til the end of the race.
Truman Capote (1942-, American author)
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.
Willa Cather (1876-1947, American author)
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
Cato The Elder (BC 234-149, Roman statesman, orator)
The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.
Deepak Chopra (1946-, East-Indian-American doctor, author, lecturer) Author's website: www.deepakchopra.com
Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
Chuang Tzu (c 369 BC-286 BC, Chinese philosopher)
Your real self -- the "I am I" -- is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.
Robert Collier (1885-1950, American writer, publisher)
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
Confucius (BC 551-479, Chinese ethical teacher, philosopher)
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Quentin Crisp (1908-1999, British author)
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
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
Charles Darwin (1809-1882, British naturalist)
God's will is not an itinerary, but an attitude.
Andrew Dhuse
Human beings aren't orchids; we must draw something from the soil we grow in.
Sara Jeannette Duncan
You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.
Wayne Dyer (1940-, American psychotherapist, author, lecturer) Author's website: www.waynedyer.com
Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.
Clint Eastwood (1930-, American actor, director, politician, composer, musician, producer)
What man's mind can create, man's character can control.
Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931, American inventor, founder of GE)
As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
Nothing external to you has any power over you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
The word is control. That's my ultimate -- to have control.
Nick Faldo (1957-, American golfer)
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American scientist, publisher, diplomat)
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American scientist, publisher, diplomat)
Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661, British clergyman, author)
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 (1869-1948, Indian political, spiritual leader)
The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948, Indian political, spiritual leader)
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948, Indian political, spiritual leader)
We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794, British historian)
It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.
Mel Gibson (1956-, American actor, director, producer)
The blind conviction that we have to do something about other people's reproductive behavior, and that we may have to do it whether they like it or not, derives from the assumption that the world belongs to us who have so expertly depleted its resources, rather than to them who have not.
Germaine Greer (1939-, Australian feminist writer)
If we can get that realistic feminine morality working for us, if we can trust ourselves and so let women think and feel that an unwanted child or an oversize family is wrong -- not ethically wrong, not against the rules, but morally wrong, all wrong, wrong like a thalidomide birth, wrong like taking a wrong step that will break your neck -- if we can get feminine and human morality out from under the yoke of a dead ethic, then maybe we'll begin to get somewhere on the road that leads to survival.
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-, American author)
He is great enough that is his own master.
Joseph Hall (1574-1656, British clergyman, writer)
He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
George Herbert (1593-1632, British metaphysical poet)
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970, American speaker, author, "Think And Grow Rich")
No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970, American speaker, author, "Think And Grow Rich")
Self-discipline 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 (1883-1970, American speaker, author, "Think And Grow Rich")
No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.
Doug Horton
My life is in the hands of any fool who makes me lose my temper.
Joseph Hunter
The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.
Gerald G. Jampolsky (1925-, American psychiatrist, lecturer, author)
Every man wishes to rule the world. Unfortunately, the world rules every man.
Jeremy P. Johnson
Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization somehow releases or frees you to operate more effectively.
Larry King (1933-, American TV personality, prankster)
It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it is ridiculous to show it to others.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680, French classical writer)
It is easier to govern others than to prevent being governed.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680, French classical writer)
Magnanimity is a noble effort of pride that makes a man master of himself, to make him master of all things.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680, French classical writer)
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
Lao-Tzu (BC 600-?, Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism)
I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.
Thomas Merton (1915-1968, American religious writer, poet)
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, American President (16th))
Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, American President (16th))
Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, American President (16th))
Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891, American poet, critic, editor)
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 (1923-1996, American motivational author, speaker) Author's website: www.ogmandino.com
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 (1850-1924, American author, founder of Success Magazine)
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
Philip Massinger (1583-1640, British dramatist)
Your are in charge. You have the ability to master you destiny.
Michael J. McCarthy (1916-, American lawyer, businessman)
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics and chemistry.
H. L. Mencken (1880-1956, American editor, author, critic, humorist)
My life is... a mystery which I do not attempt to really understand, as though I were led by the hand in a night where I see nothing, but can fully depend on the love and protection of Him who guides me.
Thomas Merton (1915-1968, American religious writer, poet)
Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.
Henry Miller (1891-1980, American author)
Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions.
Spike Milligan (1918-, British comedian, humorous writer)
He who reins within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
John Milton (1608-1674, British poet)
Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.
Alfred A. Montapert (American author)
Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
Toni Morrison (1931-, African-American novelist)
If you can't help it, don't think about it.
Carmel Myers
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900, German philosopher)
I know that I haven't powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates.
Tillie Olsen
No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.
William Penn (1644-1718, British religious leader, founder of Pennsylvania)
Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
Pindar (BC 518?-18438, Greek poet)
The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and objectionable.
Plato (BC 427?-347?, Greek philosopher)
The first and the best victory is to conquer self.
Plato (BC 427?-347?, Greek philosopher)
You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you.
Charles E. Popplestone
It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.
African Proverb (Sayings of African origin)
Clean your own yard first before asking others to clean theirs.
Bosnian Proverb
Do not yell "dinner" until your knife is in the loaf.
Canadian Proverb
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 (Sayings of Chinese origin)
Don't jump high in a room with a low ceiling.
Czechoslovakian Proverb (Sayings of Czech origin)
Don't make a mouse of yourself, or else you will be eaten by cats.
German Proverb (Sayings of German origin)
Don't talk about a rope in the house of someone whose father was hung.
Irish Proverb (Sayings of Irish origin)
Control of mental conduct, not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai.
Japanese Proverb (Sayings of Japanese origin)
You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.
Jewish Proverb (Sayings of Jewish origin)
Don't be too bold, or you will burn your eyes; but don't be too slow, or you will lose your share.
Lithuanian Proverb
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Spanish Proverb (Sayings of Spanish origin)
Don't let anyone know about your secret money.
Spanish Proverb (Sayings of Spanish origin)
Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
Spanish Proverb (Sayings of Spanish origin)
When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control.
Steve Rapson (American writer)
To know is to control.
Scott Reed
Life is made up of desires that seem big and vital one minute, and little and absurd the next. I guess we get what's best for us in the end.
Alice Caldwell Rice
Don't let other people tell you what you want.
Pat Riley (1945-, American basketball coach)
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
Anthony Robbins (1960-, American author, speaker, peak performance expert, coach) Author's website: www.anthonyrobbins.com
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 (1960-, American author, speaker, peak performance expert, coach) Author's website: www.anthonyrobbins.com
God alone can finish.
John Ruskin (1819-1900, British critic, social theorist)
Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he may be in the right when the world is against him.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he may be in the right when the world is against him.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, British philosopher, mathematician, essayist)
No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.
Margaret Sanger (1883-1966, American social reformer and founder of the birth control movement)
Pride... is the direct appreciation of oneself.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860, German philosopher)
Wisdom never kicks at the iron walls it can't bring down.
Olive Schreiner
The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water. He found that captive white-footed mice spent inordinate time and energy just resisting experimental manipulation. If the experimenters turned the lights up, the mouse spent his time turning them down. If the experimenter turned the lights down, the mouse turned them up. The drive for competence or to resist compulsion is a drive to avoid helplessness.
Martin E. P. Seligman
It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
Barbara Sher (American author of "I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was")
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 (1902-2002, American businessman, author, founder of Combined Insurance Companies)
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 it effectively.
W. Clement Stone (1902-2002, American businessman, author, founder of Combined Insurance Companies)
Believe that you can whip the enemy, .and you have won half the battle.
General J.E.B. Stuart
Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves.
William Graham Sumner
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
Let nothing come between you and the light.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862, American essayist, poet, naturalist)
I am always with myself and it is I who am my tormentor.
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910, Russian novelist, philosopher)
There never has been, and cannot be, a good life without self-control.
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910, Russian novelist, philosopher)
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 (1944-, Canadian-born American trainer, speaker, author, businessman) Author's website: www.briantracy.com
Challenge yourself all the days of your life.
Author 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.
Author Unknown
Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.
Author Unknown
It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord.
Author Unknown
Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your purse or your mind.
Author Unknown
The soul will take that love and put it where it can best be used.
Author Unknown
Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892, American poet)
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941, British novelist, essayist)
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952, Indian spiritual author, lecturer)
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 (1926-, American sales trainer, author, motivational speaker) Author's website: www.zigziglar.com
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