Sri Aurobindo Quotes

The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

Conquer yourself and you can conquer everything else.

Get the better of yourself - this is the best kind of victory.

Self conquest is the greatest of victories.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.

And so gentlemen, I learned. Oh, if you have to learn, you learn; if you’re desperate for a way out, you learn; you learn pitilessly. You stand over yourself with a whip in your hand; if there’s the least resistance, you lash yourself.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.

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

One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield.

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

Everything we run away from has power over us;everything we go through,we conquer.

True victory is victory over oneself.

Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.

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

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

The battle for self-discipline may leave you a bit bruised and battered but always a better person.

Self-discipline is the golden key; without it, you cannot be happy.

No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.

It is always more difficult to fight one's own failings than the power of an adversary.