Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

I am not driven.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

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

I never let myself get desperate.

There's this idea that, 'All I have at the end of the day is my mind.' That's the only thing you can control. I believe that.

I can control what I can control. I just focus on me, and that's it.

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

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

As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

I've always been proud of the fact that I can hold it together and I rarely break. It's a point of pride for me.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them

What I say is the only thing I can control.

I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger.

I commit to the controllables. That's one of the things I live by.

I just try to control what I can control.

I've learned since childhood that you control only the things that you can control. Everything else, let it take care of itself.

I think the inner strength that I have helps me stay calm.

You do have to be patient. Control what you can control.

I think I just have to control what I can control. I can control myself. I can't control anything else but what I do. I definitely know I can do a better job at that.

I think if something's wrong with me, I just kind of work through it. That's my mentality.