Her genius derives from the fact that she was capable of the deepest feeling but also of the most discerning and disciplined thought.

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself--the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm, fully aware, and completely in tune with oneself and the surroundings. Then, and only then, can a person know himself.

He is able to put aside personal feelings and see the broad strokes. Experience counts in these things.

The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?

It is always easy to break one's word to oneself.

‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.

Overcoming the pain of self-discipline, we achieve our goals and move towards our dreams

With self discipline, self study is possible.

To know my soul is my greatest knowledge.

Don't let your imperfections conveniently excuse you from having discipline. Have the courage to work through your imperfections.

'Tis easy to break an idol, very easy: to regard the self as easy to subdue is folly, folly.

Valor is the conquest of one's own self.

It is always more difficult to fight one's own failings than the power of an adversary.

He who conquers others is strong. He who conquers himself is mighty.

The man of least capacity is the one who shows himself incapable of self-correction.

He who conquers one passion, conquers many; and he who conquers many, conquers one.

He who has conquered himself by the Self, he is a friend of himself; but he whose self is unconquered, his self acts as his own enemy like an external foe.

Fools of poor understanding have themselves for their greatest enemies, for they do evil deeds which bear bitter fruits.

Who but the self can be master of the self? With self well controlled, another master is hard to find.