He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city: Proverbs As I stumbled on this scripture this morning, it hit me so deep I could not resist the nudge to share these thoughts on it. The words of this scripture evoke the thoughts of self-mastery through first overcoming oneself. In other words, in order to become a master of yourself, you must first overcome yourself.