This idea originated in Su Shu: "Be courteous and thrifty and exercise self-restraint." Thrift is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. Guided by the philosophy of harmony between humanity ...

People with a lot of self-control — people who, when they happen upon a delicious food they don’t think they should eat, seemingly grin and bear the temptation until it passes — have it easy.

Baghaei urged the two sides -- both longtime friends of Iran -- to pursue de-escalation through self-restraint and to prevent external actors, particularly Israel, from exploiting the situation to ...

It seems timely to re-evaluate the role of self-control of eating in the management of body weight, with a view to try to distinguish aspects of self-regulation or restraint around food that ...

Self-control, the ability to override or change internal impulses for the benefit of longer-term, strategic goals, has always been treasured as an admirable human trait. For example, Confucius ...

Self-control is another name for changing ourselves—and it is by far the most critical way we have of adapting to our environment. Indeed, the desire to control ourselves and our environment is ...

Self-control—or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily ...

A scientific squabble over how to define self-control draws from an unlikely source: A story from Greek mythology. Sailing home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, Odysseus longed to hear the Sirens ...

Restraint — self-imposed or forced on politicians by voters — is often what allows political systems to continue functioning. Although Shugart said he hasn't read it, his appeal to restraint ...