Quotes About Restraint

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

Every moderate drinker could abandon the intoxicating cup if he would; every inebriate would if he could.

Be not curious in unnecessary matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand.

Seek not out the things that are too hard for thee, neither search the things that are above thy strength.

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

The best way to save face is keep the bottom half shut.

You praise the firm restraint with which they write - I'm with you, there, of course: They use the snaffle and the curb all right, But where's the bloody horse?

Think much, speak little, and write less.

When life gives you lemons, please, just don't squirt them in other people's eyes.

No? i rakija i plitka pamet nemaju mjere.

Vrijeme je da se pre?e na dostizanje višeg stupnja, a to je: unutarnja šutnja. Što vrijedi što mudro držimo jezik za zubima, ako u nama još sve vrije od oštrih sudova i brzopletih replika koje ne pokre?u naš jezik i ne prelaze preko usana, ali potresaju i paraju našu unutrašnjost?

aggressive, or fine but the timing was just not right.

I am I (...) manacled to myself till the day I die.

We work together. That's it. So I want you to do us both a favor before you think I 'need' to know something. Ask yourself, 'If I were flipping burgers at McDonald's, would I be telling the fucking fry guy this?' If the answer is no, then shut the hell up.

Butch tightened his grip on his cell and wished there were an app that let you reach through a phone and bitch slap someone.

She'd gotten through the entire evening without killing anyone. Lieutenant Eve Dallas, cop to the bone, figured the restraint showed enormous strength of character.

Why would I kill someone I don't know, when I know so many people who irritate me, and havent't killed any of them?

And you're not going to tell me she didn't make a move on you. At least test the waters. The waters, he said, were not receptive. If they had been, I'd have drowned her in them already.

Hold on a minute. She leaned out the window, shouted at the messenger who'd nearly sideswiped her vehicle with his jet-board. Police property, asshole. If I had time I'd hunt you down and use that board to beat your balls black. Darling Eve, you know how that kind of talk thrills and excites me. How can I keep my mind off sex now?

A pity it was so early in the day and I couldn't treat myself to the roller coaster. we'll have to come back, you and I, and make up for it. Sure, when I've lost my mind and want to rush screaming through the air in a little car.

Get ready to do just that." Eve grabbed her coat. "Oh my God." Reo made a hum of almost sexual pleasure. "Really?" Keeping some distance, Eve shrugged into the coat. "Seriously, sex noises over a coat?" "It's … delicious." "Don't lick it. Once," Eve said, knowing damn well she wouldn't get past Reo without it. "You can touch it, but just once.

And we don't hit people when they say stupid things. Because they're allowed to, it's not against the law. People can be as stupid as they want, and we just ignore them. We can say, 'You're wrong,' or maybe, 'You're an idiot,' but that's it. We don't hit 'em, we just ignore 'em. Right?

I've got to get out of this place," he said as he eased back. "That's God's shining truth. I can only breathe in cop for so long without choking." "Hey." He tapped his finger on her chin. "Excepting one.