What self-control doesn't mean is mindless self-sacrifice or knee-jerk self-denial. On the contrary, it represents an affirmation of self, for it requires not the negation of instinct but its integration into a more complete form of character-one that takes account of more than just immediate pleasures and pains. The self-control I'm talking about means acting in keeping with your highest level of reflection.
- Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess
- Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess
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