Quotes About Restraint

It's almost better that Twitter limits me to 140 characters. There's only so much trouble I can get in.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

If you're put on a pedestal, you're supposed to behave yourself like a pedestal type of person. Pedestals actually have a limited circumference. Not much room to move around.

I'm the type who minds my own business and am not keen on giving interviews on my mom's birthday, or my dog's birthday.

In the UK, everyone's quite conservative. No-one wants to look like a fan.

Nerd rage to me is kind of just empty rage. I mean, ultimately, you're not going to do it; you're not going to fight somebody, you know.

I really hated fighting people and hurting them, but felt unable to stop.

Saudi Arabia has been successful in preventing Houthi missiles from causing substantial damage. Yet, the inability of Saudi authorities in preventing Houthi missiles from being fired in the first place serves as an embarrassing reminder that the kingdom's leadership is unable to restrain their Iranian-backed opponent.

I really have to edit myself - I need someone with a censor button around me all the time. I'm just a little unaware of what's deemed appropriate.

A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman.

Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war.

In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war; we must recognize the obligation to match national strength with national restraint.

War with evil; but show no spirit of malignity toward the man who may be responsible for the evil. Put it out of his power to do wrong.

. . . unfortunately, we can't control the actions of everyone.

The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war.

Imprisoned peace sets the war free

Married life teaches one invaluable lesson: to think of things far enough ahead not to say them.

Just because you can, doesn't necessarily mean that you should!

Sometimes, and those times are many, wisdom demands that we remain silent. This is such a time.

A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people

Beware of greed and remain pure and just. Restrain yourself from every vice. He who cannot restrain himself, how will he be able to teach others restraint?

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.