103. If one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors.
104., 105. One’s own self conquered is better than all other people; not even a god, a Gandharva, not Mâra with Brahman could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and always lives under restraint.
DHAMMAPADA, Chapter 8. The Thousands