Pietro Aretino Quotes

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

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

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

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

No one is free who does not lord over himself.

It is more difficult to rule yourself than to rule a city.

Aspect are within us, and who seems most kingly is king.

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

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

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Those who can command themselves command others.

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

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

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

Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

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

Ask counsel of him who rules himself well.

Alexander esteemed it more kingly to govern himself than to conquer his enemies.

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.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.