#self-mastery

No man is free who is not master of himself.

When we are hindered, or disturbed, or grieved, let us never attribute it to others, but to ourselves; that is, to our own principles.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

Count the days on which you have not been angry: 'I used to be angry every day; now every other day; then every third and fourth day.' If you have passed thirty days, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer oneself; to be conquered by one's own weakness is of all things most shameful.

To be free is to be master of oneself.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

Irrigators channel water; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.

Self-mastery is the only foundation of true freedom.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who has conquered his own restless mind has conquered the three worlds.

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by your own nature is of all things most shameful and vile.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

To be conquered by oneself is the greatest shame, but to conquer oneself is the greatest glory.