John C. Bogle Quotes

Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.

The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future well-being.

By definition, saving - for anything - requires us to not get things now so that we can get bigger ones later. That's hard. Our brains are hard wired to prefer the here and now.

The ability to delay gratification has implications not only for a person's life, but also for a community, for a people, for a country.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Romance says, ' I want it now!'. Wisdom urges patience

America's greatest sin is the refusal to delay gratification.

My biggest weakness is patience, wanting to see things happen too quickly or get changes in place right away. Not having the patience to let things develop.

Left to our own devices and passions, we human beings have a hard time seeing beyond what is immediately in front of us.

I will count to 10 before tweeting.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

Let's face it: the present self is present. It's in control. It's in power right now. It has these strong, heroic arms that can lift doughnuts into your mouth. And the future self is not even around. It's off in the future. It's weak. It doesn't even have a lawyer present.

Instant gratification takes too long.

Now, I'm the most impatient person that ever walked the planet. However: for the best, you always wait.

I don't think patience is something that any of us grow up with in a large dose. It's a world of instant gratification.

A lot of people do impulsive things. They just go with their moves. I used to do that. Once I was able to control my mind, I was able to control my actions.

Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!

I am an incredibly impatient person.

It is a youthful failing to be unable to control one's impulses.

Experience has further taught me this, that we ruin ourselves by impatience.

The main reason for people's lack of success is their willingness to give up what they want most of all, for what they want right now!

The major lesson Tiggers need to learn is that if they don't control their impulses, their impulses will control them. No matter how much they do, Tiggers are never satisfied because they don't know the feeling of accomplishment that eventually comes when one persistently applies one's will to the attaining of non-immediately-reachable goals.

Stay, my lord, And let your reason with your choler question What 'tis you go about: to climb steep hills Requires slow pace at first: anger is like A full-hot horse, who being allow'd his way, Self-mettle tires him. Not a man in England Can advise me like you: be to yourself As you would to your friend.