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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

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Louisa May Alcott

AuthorAmerican1832 · 19th century

4.6 · 26 votes

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Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.

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4.7 · 31 votes · 129 reads

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He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

WriterGerman1844 · 19th century

4.3 · 27 votes

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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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PhilosopherChinese-551 · 6th century BC

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

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PoetEnglish1608 · 17th century

4.5 · 53 votes · 117 reads

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

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WriterRussian1828 · 19th century

3.1 · 29 votes

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

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PhilosopherGreek-384 · 4th century BC

3.2 · 40 votes

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I don't ask anyone else to live my life. I have enough trouble doing that.

Hillary Clinton

PoliticianAmerican1947 · 20th century

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I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That's what I try to remember.

Hillary Clinton

PoliticianAmerican1947 · 20th century

3.8 · 29 votes

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Look, I'm outspoken.

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Hillary Clinton

PoliticianAmerican1947 · 20th century

4.9 · 51 votes

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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
LeaderIndian1869 · 19th century
4.7 · 17 votes · 71 reads
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O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
William Shakespeare
WriterBritish1564 · 16th century
3.5 · 43 votes · 15 reads
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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
Napoleon Hill
WriterAmerican1883 · 19th century
4.2 · 47 votes · 193 reads
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Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.
James Russell Lowell
PoetAmerican1819 · 19th century
4.2 · 40 votes · 20 reads
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The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. - Billings, Josh
Josh Billings
ComedianAmerican1815 · 19th century
3.8 · 58 votes · 150 reads
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The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
Charles Darwin
ScientistEnglish1809 · 19th century
3.5 · 37 votes · 111 reads
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To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.
Vincent van Gogh
PainterDutch1853 · 19th century
4.8 · 26 votes · 179 reads
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When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.
Robert Bresson
Film directorFrench1901 · 20th century
3.3 · 14 votes · 147 reads
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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
AuthorAmerican1891 · 19th century
4.2 · 22 votes · 41 reads
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