control

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self.

Minimum information given with maximum politeness.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

Ambition old as mankind the immemorial weakness of the strong.

Many people have the ambition to succeed they may even have a special aptitude for their job. And yet they do not move ahead. Why? Perhaps they think that since they can master the job there is no need to master themselves.

One sees intelligence far more than one hears it. People do not always say transcendental things but if they are capable of saying them it is always visible.

When the fight begins within himself a man's worth something.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

I know too well the poison and the sting Of things too sweet.

A little kingdom I possess Where thoughts and feelings dwell And very hard the task I find Of governing it well.

Transformation also means looking for ways to stop pushing yourself so hard professionally or inviting so much stress.

As far as your self-control goes as far goes your freedom.

There is space within sisterhood for likeness and difference for the subtle differences that challenge and delight there is space for disappointment- and surprise.

I will write of him who fights and vanquishes his sins who struggles on through weary years against himself ... and wins.

Blessed is the man who having nothing to say abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are-not necessarily a religious feeling but deep down the spirit within-that you can begin to take control.

Handle them carefully for words have more power than atom bombs.