Giacomo Casanova Quotes

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

The most dangerous thing you can do is to take any one impulse of your own nature and set it up as the thing you ought to follow at all costs.

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.

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

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

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

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.

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

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, I can partly soften or subdue my other passions and resist or endure those of others.

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

I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can atrophy or grow stronger depending on how it's used.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.

You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

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

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.

Human nature is you get carried away, so we have to protect ourselves from ourselves.