Georges St-Pierre Quotes

You do what you want and know is right. That is the only law.

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

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

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

If I wanted to do wrong, I could not.

Anyone can identify with those moments in life where circumstances or people inform us that we've strayed from the path of our better nature and intentions. We know what that's like, and we resist it - so as not to feel like we're bad people.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one.

Power won't change me.

Patience is a virtue; virtue is a grace.

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

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

The discipline that is needed in our lives is the discipline that comes from within.

We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage.

So remember, my meaning of discipline is not that of any Ten Commandments...Your discipline has to come from your very heart, it has to be your own-and there is a great difference. When somebody else gives you the discipline, it can never fit you; it will be like wearing somebody else's clothes. Either they will be too loose or too tight, and you will always feel a little bit silly in them.

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

Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)

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

To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self disciplined is to follow in a better way.

A man who is good from docility, and not from stern self-control, has no character.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline.

What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy - they’re given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you’re not careful, and if you do, it’ll probably be to the detriment of your choices.

A disciplined conscience is a man's best friend. It may not be his most amiable, but it is his most faithful monitor.