Quotes About Restraint

mercy was the ability to stop, if only for a moment. There was no mercy where there could be no stopping.

The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen"—which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing.

Ocorreu-lhe que a misericórdia era a capacidade de parar, mesmo que apenas por um instante. Não havia misericórdia onde não era possível parar.

If I always behave with propriety, no matter what it costs me to suppress my own desires, then that is the measure of me." "Such is the essence of self-control, youngster.

Recherchez la liberté et devenez esclave de vos désirs. Recherchez la discipline et trouvez votre liberté.

He turned away from her, looking out into the night. Why can't I mourn? he wondered. He felt that every fiber of his being craved this release, but it would be denied him forever.

Subtlety and self-control were, after all

Less is more only when more is too much.

Choice was an illusion. Seeing that a man can never really get out of jail, the great thing is to ensure that he gets into the biggest possible one with the largest possible range of modern amenities.

My life is a walled city from which I must flee; This must my prison be-- So long as I am me.

You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.

I mustn't look at you too much, or I won't be able to take my eyes off you at all.

It's often better to be in chains than to be free.

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.

The chains that cuff humanity are made of office paper

For a time I let my mouth hang open, so that my excitement might take opportunity and leave.

Šta je? Šta je' povikah, još snom prikovan za krevet, i ispružih ruku na gore. Potom ustadoh,još zadugo bez svesti o sadašnjosti, i imah ose?aj kao da moram da odgurnem nekoliko ljudi koji su me sputavali; ?ak i napravih odgovaraju?e pokrete rukama, i kona?no do?oh do otvorenog prozora.

How can you hold their silence against others, and keep silent yourself?

I can't keep a storm in my room

it's often better to be in chains than to be free.

I had locks on my whole body as at a costume ball and at brief intervals now here now there a lock was opened or closed.

Se simÈ›ea atât de liber sufleteÈ™te cum eÈ™ti numai printre str?ini,cînd vorbeÈ™ti cu oamenii f?r? importan??,p?strând pentru tine ceea ce te priveÈ™te È™i nevorbind decît cu senin?tate despre interesele celorlalÈ›i,ceea ce îi ridic? în ochii t?i,dar îÈ›i permite,în schimb,s?-i laÈ™i s? cad? când vrei.

On ne peut pas briser de chaînes quand il n'y en a pas de visibles.

LT was just a wilder person. I don't go that route no more.