The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.
-Norman Vincent Peale
Quotations
Self - control
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel
"The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence"
Not using faults does not mean that one does not have them.
-Antonio Porchia
"Voces (Voices)"
For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Most people want to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
-Robert Orben
Discipline is remembering what you want.
-David Campbell
Nothing and no one can control you without your approval first.
-Anonymous
You must admit you have self-control before you can use it.
-Carrie Latet
What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely.
-Franklin P. Jones
Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.
-Theodor W. Adorno
