Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

Self-control is a dread of that scorn and envy which people, overcome by their own happiness, deserve. It is a vain display of our moral strength. Self-control, in a word, is the desire of most successful men to appear greater than their achievements.

Self-control is the ability to master your fears, desires, and other emotions.

Self-control is refusing to let your present mood bankrupt someone you are about to become.

To be self-controlled is the greatest excellence.

All that I intended was, that self-control, in every station and to every individual, is indispensable, if people would retain that equanimity of mind, which depending on self-respect, is the essential of contentment and happiness.

Self control is a very complex quality.

honor included not only physical and moral courage but also a daring commitment to central beliefs,

If I always behave with propriety, no matter what it costs me to suppress my own desires, then that is the measure of me. Such is the essence of self-control.

Honor is self-esteem made visible in action.

Self-control is an illusion. It’s an illusion that occurs when both brains are aligned and pursuing the same course of action.

Self-control is not needed because the body is evil — the truth is just the opposite. The body should be controlled with honor because it is worthy of honor.

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

True courage consists in being strong enough to master and overcome oneself and subordinate one’s will to the will of the collective, the will of the higher party body.