Self Mastery Quotes

“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

“You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

“She remembered who she was
and the game changed.”
― Lalah Delia

“You are your master. Only you have the master keys to open the inner locks.”
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

“We should every night call ourselves to an account;
What infirmity have I mastered today?
What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? Our vices will abort of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“It is not possible to control the outside of yourself until you have mastered your breathing space. It is not possible to change anything until you understand the substance you wish to change.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

“Life is a useless passion, an exciting journey of a mammal in survival mode. Each day is a miracle, a blessing unexplored and the more you immerse yourself in light, the less you will feel the darkness. There is more to life than nothingness. And cynicism. And nihilism. And selfishness. And glorious isolation. Be selfish with yourself, but live your life through your immortal acts, acts that engrain your legacy onto humanity. Transcend your fears and follow yourself into the void instead of letting yourself get eaten up by entropy and decay. Freedom is being yourself without permission. Be soft and leave a lasting impression on everybody you meet”
― Mohadesa Najumi

“Life has a tendency to provide a person with what they need in order to grow. Our beliefs, what we value in life, provide the roadmap for the type of life that we experience. A period of personal unhappiness reveals that our values are misplaced and we are on the wrong path. Unless a person changes their values and ideas, they will continue to experience discontentment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Vulnerability is the least celebrated emotion in our society”
― Mohadesa Najumi

“A strong life force can be seen in physical vitality, courage, competent judgment, self-mastery, sexual vigor, and the realization of each person’s unique talents and purpose in life. To maintain a powerful life force, forget yourself, forget about living and dying, and bring your full attention into this moment.”
― H.E. Davey, Japanese Yoga: The Way of Dynamic Meditation

“It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSIT. Don't wait. Just ship.”
― Richie Norton

“If you want an incredibly passionate, happy, ALIVE business…don’t overcomplicate things. Once all is said and done, the foundational elements of a successful business are very simple: respect, service, value and sales. Comparatively, everything else is froth.”
― Richie Norton

“People LOVE change (when it's about changing others). People HATE change (when it's about changing themselves).”
― Richie Norton

“it is not what happens to you, it is what happens in you.”
― Sesan Kareem

“There is no greater enemy outside than inside (ego), self mastery is a lifelong discipline to be followed and mastered.”
― Aiyaz Uddin

“Most people are interested in success, but are too busy and distracted by their habituated day to day activities, to be COMMITTED to creating real success in every area of their lives.”
― Tony Dovale

“Swimming in your own lane, or finding your genius, is about first spending the time to go deep within, before stepping out again and crafting a strategy to navigate the world as yourself, PROUD, yet textured by the nuances of the society and communities you live in.”
― Katherine Ann Byam, Do What Matters: The Purpose Driven Career Transition Guide: Infusing the principles of sustainability and purpose into any career and transition.

“There are no failures in life. Life brings you opportunities with endless possibilities to learn, gain wisdom and understanding...to become courageous and confident in yourself. You learn to widen your perspectives on life. You become more stronger and resilient. You discover your own strengths and turn challenges into stepping stones towards your greatness and growth. Each day you are granted is a gift to turn things around for your own good. However, if you create limits, you will not truly understand that there are no limits in life. As long as you are still breathing and living, learn to let go so you can spread your wings, learn, live and love the life you have been given. Stand taller daily and give yourself the chance to live your best life.”
― Kemi Sogunle, On Becoming Restored

“Self-Care leads to Self-Love, and Self-Mastery.”
― Lee Papa

“You only can deliver yourself to yourself in the best way possible which no one can because you know yourself better than anyone.”
― Aiyaz Uddin, Science Behind A Perfect Life

“A job well done is a job well understood.”
― Aiyaz Uddin

“It may be that the human race is not ready for freedom. The air of liberty may be too rarefied for us to breathe. […] The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.”
― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle

“Everything is hard, but your dreams are not impossible. If you have seen it with your mind’s eye, it is indeed quite achievable.”
― Bess Obarotimi

“What is love? How do you love? Who are you?
Let the light shine into your Soul and teach you the ancient teachings of the Master within.”
― Ulonda Faye, Sutras of the Heart: Spiritual Poetry to Nourish the Soul

“The Buddha teaches us that we have to master ourselves first. Before we can act, we have to cool these coals beneath us. To succeed doesn't mean triumphing over the one who causes us to suffer, but over our own ignorance and resentment. No matter what has been done to us or how we've been wronged, we're always responsible for at least fifty percent of our suffering, perhaps more.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Battles: Modern Commentary on the Teachings of Master Linji

“The greatest asset is You and the greatest investment should be on Yourself in life.”
― Aiyaz Uddin

“While I may not have possessed the ideal personality, education, background, or qualities, or my traits may not have aligned with your expectations for success, I held an unwavering passion and motivation that proved sufficient to challenge conventional wisdom, personality profiles, and stereotypes.”
― Aiyaz Uddin

“Your journey is completely yours. It is unique. Others may try to steal part of it, tell it in their words or shape it to suit them. Reality is no one can live it or own it but you. Take charge of your journey, it’s yours and yours alone!”
― Kemi Sogunle, Love, Sex, Lies and Reality

“When was the last time you looked in the mirror and thought, “Wow, I love every single thing about this face of mine”?

This contemporary face reading system can help make that happen. More traditional systems? Not so much.

Ancient face reading must have some value, or you wouldn’t find it today at places like Ginza, Japan’s deluxe shopping district. But mixed in with the good parts are some very outdated notions.

With all respect to sages from the East who began reading faces around the time that other sages started jabbing each other with acupuncture needles, consider the historical context. Again, with all due respect, haven’t human beings evolved a bit over the last five thousand years?”
― Rose Rosetree, The NEW Power of Face Reading