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«Passion in all its forms is a mental thirst, a fever, a torturing unrest. As a fire consumes a magnificent building, reducing it to a heap of unsightly ashes, so are men consumed by the flames of passions, and their deeds and works fall and perish.»
«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.»
Author: James Allen
(Statesman)
| About:
Leading,
Self-mastery,
Teachers and teaching
| Keywords:
coerced, serves, wills
«Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not a slave to self. Look within;...You will find there, perchance, slavish thoughts, slavish desires, and in your daily life and conduct slavish habits. Conquer these; cease to be a slave to self, and no man will have the power to enslave you.»
«It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.»
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Dramatist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Becoming Yourself,
Self-mastery
| Keywords:
limitation
«A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
(Critic, Dramatist, Novelist, Poet)
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Control,
Emotions,
Self-mastery
| Keywords:
dominate
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