Anthony Trollope Quotes

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.

Self-control is the only possible road to character development

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.

Self-control is true power.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

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

There is something good in men that really yearn for discipline.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.

In the supremacy of self-control consists one of the perfections of the ideal man.

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

This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but in a little while I conquered my weakness and felt a pleasure I never knew before - that of doing as I willed.

Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.

Discipline is doing within, while you do without.