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What are some aphorisms about self-control?

1. Self-control is the instinct of the strongest. ——Bernard Shaw

2. Peak achievements come from self-discipline. ——Konosuke Matsushita

3. Get up at five in the morning and go to bed before ten in the evening. Such a simple and regular life begins. —— Haruki Murakami

4. The so-called self-discipline is an important principle to solve the pain of life with a positive and proactive attitude. It mainly includes four aspects: delaying gratification, taking responsibility, respecting facts, and maintaining balance. ——M. Scott Pike

5. Exercise severe self-restraint, because restraint itself can serve as a kind of spiritual sustenance. —— Rabindranath Tagore

6. Even a little restraint on oneself can make people stronger. ——Gorky

7. Self-control is a kind of order, a kind of control over happiness and desire. ——Plato

8. People who can restrain themselves have the most prestige. ——Seneca

9. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was caused by diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by extravagance. ——Li Shangyin

10. Coming out of the mud but not stained, washing the clear ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi

11. Discipline your body with careful conduct, but you cannot take away people by careful conduct. ——Wei Yuan

12. Understand morality to consolidate the foundation, focus on cultivation to soothe the soul, know integrity and shame to purify the heart, and get rid of greed to maintain integrity. ——Wang Shu

13. Integrity and shame are the key to establishing a person. If you are not honest, you will take everything; if you are not shameful, you will do everything. If people do this, disaster, chaos, and destruction will befall them everywhere. ——Chen Hongmou

14. Integrity begets officials who do not dare to be arrogant, and public conduct - the people do not dare to deceive. Justice begets enlightenment, integrity begets authority, honesty begets trustworthiness, and diligence leads to effectiveness. ——Li Xing

15. Power is like a river, whether it is clear or turbid depends on the official's morality. ——"Modern Guo Honghe"

16. Those who do many injustices will surely die. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

17. The ancients said: "The great law is the small incorruptibility." If a minister can be incorruptible, he only gets half of it. If you are not honest, you cannot enforce the law, and if you are illegal, you cannot support integrity. ——Chen Hongmou

18. Gong begets enlightenment, and integrity begets prestige. ——Nianfu

19. The old man is always ambitious and ambitious. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition. A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to cultivate one's virtue through thrift. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang

20. If you are strict with the corruption of subordinates without asking the superiors, the law will be harsher, the greed will be harsher, the government will be more chaotic, the people will die, and the country will perish. ——Wang Fuzhi

21. After rectifying oneself, one can rectify things; after self-governance, one can govern others. ——Yue Fei

22. The integrity of ministers is the fashion of the world. ——Shi Kefa

23. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ——Liu Bei

24. Regret for shameful behavior is life-saving. ——Democritus

25. Corruption and bribery, if this disadvantage is not eliminated, the trouble will deepen. ——Bao Zheng

26. The combination of selfishness and greed will hatch many poisonous snakes that harm others. ——Ai Qing

27. The key to government is to get people. If you do not use their talents, it will be difficult to govern. Those appointed today must be based on virtue and knowledge. ——Wu Jing

28. There is a long period of time between today and tomorrow; while you still have energy, learn to do things quickly. ——Germany Goethe

29. Frankness is the product of honesty and courage. ——Mark Twain

30. Not all shiny things are gold; not all beautiful words are good words.

——English Shakespeare

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