Quotes About Restraint

We see insurmountable multitudes obeying, in opposition to their strongest passions, the restraints of a power which they scarcely perceive, and the crimes of a single individual marked and punished at the distance of half the earth.

I want you to remember, always, that no man who sits upon a throne likes to hear another man being praised. Never praise me in Bharata's presence or show how much you miss me. Don't speak of me at all before him.

Too much of anything isn't good for anyone.

Too much of anything isn't good for anyone.

Now, with the message sent, the words said, she wanted to call them back, to censor, to rearrange them, to make a prettier sentence, a fairer explanation of her soul.

nip most of them in the bud

He hated all this, and somehow he couldn't get away.

I had no particular desire to enlighten them, but I had some difficulty in restraining myself from laughing in their faces, so full of stupid importance.

But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had gone mad. I had - for my sins, I suppose - to go through the ordeal of looking into it myself. No eloquence could have been so withering to one's belief in mankind as his final burst of sincerity. He struggled with himself, too. I saw it, - I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself

One must not make too much of anything in life, good or bad.

At present he was answering questions that did not matter though they had a purpose, but he doubted whether he would ever again speak out as long as he lived.

The grouper could wait until the gobie was finished removing ectoparasites, then eat it, yet refrains from doing so.

I wonder what kind of person would come out if I ever did erase all my inhibitions at once, what kind of being is bottled up inside me now.

Only God can give us credit for the angry words we did not speak. —Rabbi Harold Kushner, When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough, page 187

Never use damaging personal information to invalidate your adversary and, by implication, his contentions. ... If you watch your words when you fight, the issue can usually be resolved.

Home. Home is just a word. Thin on meaning. It's a word that can hold you hostage, keep you from living your life.

For the true warriors of the world, fighting is the last resort to solving a conflict. Every effort is made to avoid bloodshed

Katya stood in the doorway at the rear of Mr Kidder's studio and could not seem to step out onto the terrace and run away. Panting like a dog that has been trained by his master and can't break out of his training, though his training has hurt, humbled, humiliated him and enslaved him.

You can control yourself if you really want to. I'll tell you how I know you can control yourself. If you were in a full fledged emotional temper tantrum in your house and I knocked on your front door..... Come on! Let me tell you what, you would get control of yourself, and it would only take a few seconds.

Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense. PROVERBS 19:11

We are wise to use moderation in all things, meaning to allow ourselves just enough but not too much of anything. This helps us live balanced lives and keeps the doors of our lives closed to the enemy.

Shit... you're not coming with me, are you? [Butch to Vishous] I don't feel like killing anyone anymore. Oh. Good. The idea that you might only cripple the guy makes me feel a fuck of a lot better about leaving you here.

I do not believe that grief is ever so great that it can not be contained within.

Then remember what I'm telling you. Keep your feelings to yourself. Don't ever show anyone your disappointment