Emotions were like wild ...

Emotions were like wild horses and it required wisdom to be able to control them
Emotions were like wild horses and it required wisdom to be able to control them

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Who sows virtue reaps honor.
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.
 George S. Patton
We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence on the planet and to understand, if only within our own hearts, who we are and what we believe in.
 Steven Pressfield
See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.
 Yagyu Munenori

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Write your plans in pencil and give God the eraser.
“Defeat exists but not suffering. A true warrior knows that when he loses a battle, he is improving the skill with which he wields a sword. He will be able to fight more skillfully next time.”
The warrior is always trying to improve.
A warrior takes every opportunity to teach himself.
A warrior cannot lower his head - otherwise he loses sight of the horizon of his dreams.