If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Self-control is necessary to avoid being controlled by your own impulses.
- In plain terms
- You must master yourself or your impulses will master you.
- What can you take from it?
- Master your own behavior to stay free.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What impulses rule you?
- How can you gain control?
Another view
External factors can also control you regardless of self-mastery.
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