A Quote by William Hazlitt

Those who can command themselves command others.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
English - Critic
April 10, 1778 - September 18, 1830

It has to come out of the chain of command, because the chain of command has really become impotent. The chain of command is vested in protecting itself, and so often, the perpetrator of the assault is in the chain of command.

Paula Coughlin

You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves.

Bob Nelson

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given.

G. Campbell Morgan

If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee.

Francis Quarles

The most potent and sacred command which can be laid upon any artist is the command: wait.

Iris Murdoch

If I had a dog, I'd train him to kill on command. And the command I'd use would be, "Is he friendly?"

Richard M. Weiner

I have to command the offense. I have to command the team. I have to bring a spark and give us a chance to win.

Baker Mayfield

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

William Penn

"Love one another": No command is simpler; no command more difficult.

Mark Hart

You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader, you can certainly command without that sense of commitment, but you cannot lead without it. And without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

Eric Shinseki

She has got to have command of her body. So when she goes out into the world, she's going out with a command that is hers. She is used to making those, decisions herself.

Will Smith

Much of command is the ability to take command.

Louis L'Amour

This command seems to me to be strictly a missionary injunction; so that, apart altogether from choice and other lower reasons, my going forth is a matter of obedience to a plain command.

James Gilmour

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.