Thomas a Kempis Quotes

Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

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

It's very difficult to regulate yourself, and if you learn to do that, well, it starts to spill over.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories... The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

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

For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse.

All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others.

The most valuable form of discipline is the one that you impose upon yourself.

Ask advice of him who governs himself well.

In vain he seeketh others to suppress, Who hath not learn'd himself first to subdue.

Be strong-be strong in the discipline of self. How many otherwise good men squander their strength and dissipate their will and literally destroy their lives because they have not the power of self-discipline.

Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.

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

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

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

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

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

Humility and self-restraint is the True Objective of Kenpo

Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself.