Joseph J. Ellis Quotes

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.

...to tune the spirit when someone is trampling on you is called control

It is a fact that the majority of a man's griefs comes about through lack of self-control.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.

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

I have never seen my own husband ruffled which must require a certain amount of self-control.

Keep your cool, even when those around you can't.

You don't have to be angry and become an ugly person.

I've always been calm, as long as I can remember.

Don't allow yourself to be upset and disturbed. Hold your peace because without it you have no power.

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.

The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without.

Calmness is great advantage; he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire.

Though it is folly to suppose that happiness is a matter of volition, and that we can make ourselves content and cheerful whenever we choose - a theory that many poor hypochondriacs are taunted with till they are nigh driven mad - yet, on the other hand, no sane mind is ever left without the power of self-discipline and self-control in a measure, which measure increases in proportion as it is exercised.

Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those...who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite.

If you breathed deep and set your mind to it, you could rise above your anger.

You are very easily exasperated, my dear. If you're a leaf trembling on a wide, deep river, relax and ride the current. It's always worked for me, I assure you.

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

If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient.

I was never, ever once angry in the ring.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.