Self mastery Quotes

"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind." "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight." "When your happiness is dependent upon what is happening outside of you, constantly you live as a slave to the external situation." "You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you" "Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power" "A child who has become master of his acts through long and repeated exercises, and who has been encouraged by the pleasant and interesting activities in which he has been engaged, always shows a strong specific character: he is master of himself and knows how to conduct himself in society." "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts and you are the slave to your emotions " "It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man" "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself." "Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." "He who is firm in will molds the world to himself" "This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew" "The first and best victory is to conquer self" "We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within" "The truly free individual is only free to the extent of his own self-mastery"