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  • 2022-04-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Morgan Freeman Say 'Self-Control Is Strength'? (en)
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  • Since at least 2018, Facebook and Twitter users have shared a misattributed quote with movie actor Morgan Freeman's name under it: Self-control is strength. Calmness is mastery. You have to get to the point where your mood doesn't shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else. Don't allow others to control the direction of your life. Don't allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence. The self-control is strength quote with Freeman's face has been posted several times on the Anxiety Freedom Today Facebook page, each time receiving many thousands of shares. Most of the comments read, So true! In the past, we've found that a bunch of So true! comments can be a red flag that the post might be at least somewhat misleading: While it's possible that Freeman might agree with various aspects of the sentiment of the quote, there's no evidence that he ever said these words. In 2019, the See the Butterfly blog correctly pointed out that the first part of the quote originally came not from Freeman, but from author James Allen's 1903 book, As a Man Thinketh. Project Gutenberg published the original quote in context. See the bolded words below: In sum, the self-control is strength quote originally came from Allen, not Freeman. (en)
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