Francois Rabelais Quotes

Those who can command themselves command others.

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.

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

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

A person in my position has to restrain himself.

If you want to control other people, first control yourself.

He that would govern others, first should be The master of himself.

Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.

I am pretty controlled I have to say.

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

No one is free who does not lord over himself.

I think the real free person in society is one that's disciplined. It's the one that can choose; that is the free one.

I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.

A prince must, above all things, accustom himself to moderate his desires. For as he has the power of gratifying them, if he once gives way to them, he will run to the greatest excess, and, by destroying his subjects, will at last complete his own ruin. In order to form himself to this moderation, nothing is more proper, than to accustom himself to patience. This is the most necessary of all virtues for those, who are to command. A man must be patient to become master of himself and others.

Only the man who can impose discipline on himself is fit to discipline others or can impose discipline on others.

You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself.

The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many, if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be crowned the monarch of a little world? command thyself.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

A man must drive his energy, not be driven by it.

Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power.

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.