Quotes About Restraint

A person who has endured the insult for no fault of his own & remained silent for many years is just like a dormant volcano that can burst out with lava at any time.

A cobbler should not judge above his last.

And then he reached toward me again, this time with both arms, as though he might wrap them around me to give me some comfort. But then he stopped, bit his lip, folded his arms, and strode away.

It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.

This infatuation must be dispelled; it is necessary for me not to admire you. I do not wish to fall in love.

Beware of turning into the enemy you most fear. All it takes is to lash out violently at someone who has done you some grievous harm, proclaiming that only your pain matters in this world. More than against that person's body, you will then, at that moment, be committing a crime against your own imagination.

I don't know what prevents me from roasting you with this torch.

What serious airs the rascal puts on! Look! His legs are already shrieking "oh! oh!" They are asking for shackles and wedges.

What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

We must stop eating!' cried Toad as he ate another.

Rule 2. Don't attack or insult. Don't even try to win.

During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart.

Quiet is better than loud.

I like to be quiet, and let people find me rather than having to shout at them.

I was a pretty nice kid. Kind of quiet, but quiet in terms I wasn't going out and setting fire to anything. I had a big mouth and I was creative type, you know.

It's nice to know that people are so interested in my life. But I have never shared anything with the media. I like to keep quiet.

The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.

I'm a private person. I am not too much of a media person also. I talk only when I want to, otherwise I retract quietly.

I want freedom and I realize that the only way to get it is to quit breaking the law.

People ought to quit talking to the press.

I used to ride motorbikes and drive cars like everything was a racetrack; it was ridiculous. It wasn't because I thought it was cool; it was just because I loved living on the edge. But I've chilled.

I like to fly under the radar. I don't like my name in everything.

Man is not made better by being degraded; he is seldom restrained from crime by harsh measures, except the principle of fear predominates in his character, and then he is never made radically better for its influence.

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.