gratification

It is only the man that delays his gratification that is a man indeed.

Sometimes what we lack is the thrill of anticipation or the delay of gratification. We enjoy things far more when we've really desired them but had to wait for them. The real value is found in our self control and patience, which allows us to delay gratification and build anticipation. Letting desire build is an abstract way to achieve balance and moderation in your life... Moderation just may be the answer to boredom - go figure! -- pg 145-146

In my impatience I become convinced that this desire of mine should have been fulfilled yesterday, when it belongs to a tomorrow that yesterday would have killed had I had my way.

It is impossible to satisfy self. Self always wants more and more. It is an ugly monster that will devour you if you don't devour it. Stop feeding it an watch the pressure be released. Self deprivation is much more fulfilling than self gratification. Who Knew?

Do not seek recognition or gratification from man _ serve the Lord. He knows how to reward everyone

Without delayed gratification, goals are not achieved and objectives don__ get accomplished.

To be a climber one has to accept that gratification is rarely immediate.

Don't beg anyone for any form of gratification, be it mental, psychological or sexual, for resorting to such practices in itself is an insult to your existence. Celebrate in your own grandeur with dignity!

We__e making our decisions _ or so we think. Yet in truth, ignorance, greed, and the scourge of immediate gratification are often the things that are making them. So if we__e going to truly live well, maybe the first thing we need to decide is who__ deciding.

Self-discipline is often disguised as short-term pain, which often leads to long-term gains. The mistake many of us make is the need and want for short-term gains (immediate gratification), which often leads to long-term pain.

In these days of instant gratification and electronic wizardry there are still some people, real people, who do not panic when their telephones fail because the batteries need re-charging. Instead they plug, not into an electronic device but into the earth, feel the wind in their hair, listen to the joyous, constant reaffirmation of running water and feel the good sun or refreshing rain on their skin. They, and only they, can be truly re-charged.

He read because it gave him instant gratification in a way nothing else did,and as was the case with all addicts,gratification was the important thing.

Our novice runs the risk of failure without additional traits: a strong inclination toward originality, a taste for research, and a desire to experience the incomparable gratification associated with the act of discovery itself.

If you really want to grow great, you need to avoid costly pleasures and preserve your future treasures.

Instant gratification takes too long.

Without delayed gratification, there is no endurance.

Discipline is when we delay our gratifications.

Without delayed gratification,there is no persistence.