Self-control is something for which I do not strive. Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.
Patience is the master key to every situation. One must have sympathy for everything, surrender to everything, but at the same time remain patient and forbearing.
One must lie low, no matter how much it went against the grain, and try to understand that this great organization remained, so to speak, in eternal equilibrium.