Self-discipline

You have enemies?  Good!  It means you've stood up for something at least once in your life.  Anonymous  

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.  Steven Wright  

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.  Harry Truman  

Most people are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.  Abraham Lincoln  

Always do these things:  Show mercy to others, be kind, humble, gentle and patient.  St. Paul  

Never underestimate the power of simple courtesy.  Your courtesy may not be returned or remembered, but discourtesy will.  Princess Jackson Smith  

Good manners need the support of good manners in others.  Ralph Waldo Emerson  

Good manners means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely necessary.  Will Cuppy  

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy.  It is the cheapest of the pleasures; costs nothing and conveys much.  It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed.  Erastus Wiman  

Patience is the hardest victory.  Aristotle  

The highest stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.  Charles Darwin  

Patience is wisdom's root.  Robert Burns   He that would govern others, first must master himself.  Philip Massinger  

Patience is often bitter, but its fruit is sweet.  Anonymous  

Self-control is the presence of mind in untried emergencies.  James Russell Lowell  

True patience means waiting without worrying.  Anonymous   Be patient with the faults of others; they may have to be patient with yours.  Anonymous  

Patience helps one to keep things in perspective.  Richard Carlson  

Be patient.  You get the chicken by hatching the egg - not by smashing it open.  Anonymous  

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.  Virginia Woolf  

Have patience in all things, but mainly have patience in yourself.  St. Frances de Sales  

It is always a good idea to be selfish with your temper.  Anonymous  

The life of patience and self-control helps to clear the mind, strengthen judgment and elevate one's character.  Benjamin Jowell  

Be strong enough to control your anger instead of letting it control you.    Anonymous  

In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.  W.B. Prescott  

Rome was not built in a day.  Proverb   Patience is genius.  Conte de Buffon  

Our patience will achieve more than our force.  Edmund Burke  

If we want to exercise self-control, we must first learn how to demonstrate self-respect and practice self-talk.  Duane Hodgin