Quotes About Restraint

She lifts her face in just such a way when she makes one of her playful comments that I am seized with an overwhelming urge to kiss her. Not that I would give in to such an impulse, but it is there all the same.

ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it.

ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.

AFFIANCED, pp. Fitted with an ankle-ring for the ball-and-chain.

Abstemio, s. Persona de carácter débil, que cede a la tentación de negarse un placer. Abstemio total es el que se abstiene de todo, menos de la abstención; en especial, se abstiene de no meterse en los asuntos ajenos.

FREEDOM, n. Exemption from the stress of authority in a beggarly half dozen of restraint's infinite multitude of methods. A political condition that every nation supposes itself to enjoy in virtual monopoly. Liberty. The distinction between freedom and liberty is not accurately known; naturalists have never been able to find a living specimen of either.

HABIT, n. A shackle for the free.

It is a cruel thing to do, to cage such a beautiful, passionate animal as if it was only a dumb beast, but humans do so all too often. They even cage themselves, though their bars are made of society, not of steel.

I knew when not to speak, when not to let myself be heard. Silence was my friend, my twin, the other half of me. Silence was my weapon. Not a blustering gun, but an invisible spider's web.

You keep your guard too low, I am afraid. You are full of passion, but passion without discipline is no more than a child's tantrum.

Just keep your mouth shut and smile. That's always good advice.' Jezal

There's no need to rush, Arch Lector. That's the trouble with good legs, you tend to run around too much. If you have trouble moving, on the other hand, you don't move until you damn well know it's time.

Eszébe jutott Frieflif sörének íze, és megnyalta a szája szélét, de ekkor elkapta Rulf rosszalló pillantását, és egyb?l eszébe jutott Friedlif sörének íze, amikor éppen visszafelé jött.

Kings needs cool tempers.

Observa con atención, habla en tono comedido, sonríe con dulzura, rodéate de amigos, ruega con fervor al Padre Paz que haya calma y ten las espadas a mano. —Órdenes

She would much rather have been held but, since they were who they were, she could be drunk instead.

It is easy to smile at the bull you know is chained.

Vigyázz az eskükkel, Tüske! Mindegyik egy-egy lánc, ami lehúz.

1ER MANDAMIENTO: ENTRENA DE FORMA MODERADA

Secrets are the prisons we make for ourselves.

The pills I take are a paperweight. All they do is pin the fantasies down. But they're still there, and any strong wind that comes along, I can feel them rattling around, trying to slip free.

Folks woke up today to a poisoned world, and some of them won't see any reason to hold back on doing the awful things they've always dreamed of.

Jude did not flip them off and then drove for a few blocks feeling good about himself, proud of his restraint. His will, it was like iron.