Self Mastery Quotes

“Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself.”

“Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.”

“People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. He who conquers others is strong, he who conquers himself is mighty.”

“Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.”

“He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.”

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”

“The man who does not wish to be one of the mass only needs to cease to be easy on himself.”

“He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.”

“He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”

“Those who know others are intelligent Those who know themselves have insight. Those who master others have force Those who master themselves have strength.Those who know what is enough are wealthy. Those who persevere have direction. Those who maintain their position endure. And those who die and yet do not perish, live on.”

“He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.”

“The man who does not wish to belong to the mass needs only to cease taking himself easily; let him follow his conscience, which calls to him: "Be your self! All you are now doing, thinking, desiring, is not you yourself.”

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”

“He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.”

“Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength”

“Whoever possesses the will to suffering within himself has a different attitude towards cruelty: he does not regard it as inherently harmful and bad.”

“Ask advice of him who governs himself well.”

“The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.”

“Each day look into your conscience and amend your faults; if you fail in this duty you will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason that are within you. Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were your own enemy; for you cannot learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey the dictates of your conscience.”

“He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.”

“Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.”

“You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”

“He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”

“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.”

“Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.”