One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. — Leonardo da Vinci
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself. — W. Clement Stone
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. — Lao Tzu
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. — Lao Tzu
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. — Lao Tzu
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. — Lao Tzu
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. — James Allen
The greatest mind control is control over your own mind. — Tom Bilyeu
Man conquers the world by conquering himself. — Zeno of Citium
He who has power over himself has power over his greatest enemy. — Matshona Dhliwayo
Self conquest is the greatest of victories. — Plato
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. — Lao Tzu
Real success is success with self. It's not in having things, but in having mastery, having victory over self. — Anwar Sadat
To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline. — Sivananda
Short Self Mastery Quotes
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior. — Confucius
No man is free who is not a master of himself. — Epictetus
He is most powerful who governs himself. — Seneca
For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. — Plato
Rule your mind or it will rule you. — Horace
The most important attribute of man as a moral being is the faculty of self-control. — Herbert Spencer
You can control any situation if you first control yourself. — Florence Scovel Shinn
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. — Napoleon Hill
Self Mastery Image Quotes
Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situation that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals and self worth.
Self Control Is Mastery Quotes
Discipline is not a punishment. It’s a practice of self-control and self-mastery. — Andrew Tate
Self-mastery is a challenge for every individual. Only we can control our appetites and passions. Self-mastery cannot be bought by money or fame. It is the ultimate test of our character. It requires climbing out of the deep valleys of our lives and scaling our own Mount Everests. — James E. Faust
Freedom is born of self-discipline. No individual, no nation, can achieve or maintain liberty without self-control. The undisciplined man (or woman) is a slave to his own weaknesses. — Alan Valentine
We are what we believe we are.
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. — Stephen Covey
Discipline comes through self control. This means that you must control all negative qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. — Napoleon Hill
The principle of fasting is taught in almost all major world religions as a means of developing a higher level of self-mastery and self-control, and also a deeper awareness of how really dependent we are. — Stephen Covey
The Mastery Of Self Quotes
Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent. — Benjamin Bloom
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. — Napoleon Hill
It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them. — Oscar Wilde
The first and biggest victory of all is victory over your own self. — Enoch Adeboye
It is only perfection in the foundations that can lead to mastery of the whole...'Talent is Work' — Galina Ulanova
Hitler frequently demonstrated diffidence and unease in dealings with individuals which contrasted diametrically with his self-confident mastery in exploiting the emotions of his listeners in the theatrical setting of a major speech. — Ian Kershaw
Never stop working on your statue until the divine glory of virtue shines out on you, until you see self-mastery enthroned upon its holy seat. — Plotinus
Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood's long road to mastery are the real foundations of lasting self-esteem. — Lilian Katz
There are no mistakes in life, only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self-mastery. From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher. — Robin Sharma
Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others. — Stephen Covey
Inspirational Quotes
Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there. — David Bowie
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran
Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. — Madam C. J. Walker
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle
Life Mastery Quotes
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. — Bruce Lee
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it. — Mark Twain
She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. — Frances E. Willard
She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. — Susan B. Anthony
Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life. — Theodore Roosevelt
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine. — Buddha
Those who are patient in the trivial things in life and control themselves will one day have the same mastery in great and important things. — Joe Hyams
Many people are cruising through life doing precisely zero hours of deliberate practice. — Angela Duckworth
A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships. — Helen Keller
Personal Mastery Quotes
The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person. — Norman Vincent Peale
What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become. — Bruce Lee
Lucid dreaming has considerable potential for promoting personal growth and self-development, enhancing self-confidence, improving mental and physical health, facilitating creative problem solving and helping you to progress on the path to self-mastery. — Stephen LaBerge
We possess within us a force of incalculable power, which if we direct it in a conscious and wise manner, gives us the mastery of ourselves and allows us not only to escape from physical and mental ills, but also to live in relative happiness. — Emile Coue
How can we possibly expect to influence someone else if we can't first influence ourselves? — William Ury
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. — Albert Einstein
Personal mastery is the discipline of continually clarifying and deepening our personal vision, of focusing our energies, of developing patience, and of seeing reality objectively. — Peter Senge
The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities. — Joseph Stiglitz
The discipline of personal mastery...starts with clarifying the things that really matter to us (and) living our lives in the service of our highest aspirations. — Peter Senge
It is possible to achieve mastery of a problem or a skill without hurting another person or even without attempting to conquer. — Elliot Aronson
The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves. — Rachel Carson
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body. If at the age of 30 you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young. — Joseph Pilates
If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all. — Michelangelo
The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery. — Erik Erikson
Every great work of art should be considered like any work of nature. First of all from the point of view of its aesthetic reality and then not just from its development and the mastery of its creation but from the standpoint of what has moved and agitated its creator. — Amedeo Modigliani
True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought. — Robert Greene
Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge. — Robert Greene
Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies. — Robert Greene
Self Development Quotes
Neither the military might nor the economic and technological development makes a nation great. It is made great by it's citizens with Self Respect and Integrity ingrained in their lives. — Pandurang Shastri Athavale
True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition. — Frederick Herzberg
We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us. — Jean-Paul Sartre
It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self. — Donald Woods Winnicott
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. — Tim Ferriss
If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others. — Dalai Lama
You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks. — James Stewart
Subjecting yourself to vigourous training is more for the sake of forging a resolute spirit that can vanquish the self than it is for developing a strong body. — Mas Oyama
The more people participate in the process of their own education, and the more people participate in defining what kind of production to produce, and for what and why, the more people participate in the development of their selves. The more people become themselves, the better the democracy. — Paulo Freire
The questions you ask yourself will determine the course of your life. — Tom Bilyeu
Self Enlightenment Quotes
Humour breaks down boundaries, it topples our self-importance, it connects people, and because it engages and entertains, it ultimately enlightens. — John Agard
The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self. — Whitney M. Young
The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self. — Albert Einstein
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment. — Lao Tzu
Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet. — Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. — Buddha
When one is seized with a passion to understand one’s self, one has to leave behind all normal life and habitual modes of thought. — R.K. Narayan
Enlightenment doesnt occur from sitting around visualizing images of light, but from integrating the darker aspects of the Self into the conscious personality. — Sayings
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. — Buddha
Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength. — Lao Tzu
All know the way, but few actually walk it. — Bodhidharma
Self-observation is the foundation for self-mastery. Self-observation if practiced daily can help to keep us from reacting. — William Ury
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. — Leonardo da Vinci
Your emotions are to be mastered, not become your master. — Tom Bilyeu
Control your thoughts, and you control your emotions. Control your emotions, and you control your actions. Control your actions, and you control the outcome. — Tim Grover
Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal. — Bruce Lee
Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image — Bruce Lee
You can never conquer the mountain. You can only conquer yourself. — Jim Whittaker
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances. — Atisa
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. — Atisa
The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth, in being hard with themselves and with others, in effort; their delight is self-mastery; in them asceticism becomes second nature, a necessity, as instinct. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The greatest effort is not concerned with results. — Atisa
A pivotal spiritual attribute is that of self-mastery-th e strength to place reason over appetite. Self-mastery builds a strong conscience. And your conscience determines your moral responses in difficult, tempting, and trying situations. — Russell M. Nelson
Modern Man is the victim of the very instruments he values most. Every gain in power, every mastery of natural forces, every scientific addition to knowledge, has proved potentially dangerous, because it has not been accompanied by equal gains in self-understanding and self-discipline. — Lewis Mumford
The mastery of the true self, and the refusal to permit others to dominate us, is the ultimate in living and self-expression in athletics. — Percy Cerutty
He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others. — Leonardo da Vinci
Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery. — Spencer W. Kimball
Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them. — Steven Pressfield
Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. — Steven Pressfield
A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. — Oscar Wilde
When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it. — Marcus Aurelius
Achieve self-mastery over your thoughts, and constantly direct them toward your goals and objectives. Learn to focus your attention on the goals that you want to achieve and on finding ways to achieve those goals. — Napoleon Hill
Time management requires self-discipline, self-mastery and self-control more than anything else. — Brian Tracy
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