Jordan Peterson Quotes

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

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

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

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

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

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.

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

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

Ask counsel of him who rules himself well.

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?

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

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

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 good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power.

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

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

Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions.

When we say that a man controls himself, we must specify who is controlling whom.

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

Without discipline, there can be no freedom.

A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.