Quotes About Restraint

Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry.

A slander is like a hornet; if you can't kill it dead the first time, better not strike at it.

own single law; Hei! be amazed, grow not enraged! thou in thy

The social conditions of life can only be improved by people exercising self-restraint.

Il ne faut jamais rien outrer: One must do nothing in excess

There never has been and cannot be a good life without self-control. Apart from self-control no good life is imaginable.

Do not seek quiet and rest in those earthly realms where delusions and desires are engendered, for if thou dost, thou wilt be dragged through the rough wilderness of life, which is far from Me.

My tongue is my enemy. Brothers

Il ne faut jamais rien outrer: One should never overdo

In order not to give myself up to the desire to kill him on the spot, I felt compelled to treat him cordially.

But tie yourself up with a woman and, like a chained convict, you lose all freedom! And all you have of hope and strength merely weighs you down and torments you with regret.

suffering and freedom have their limits...those limits are very near together.

A espécie mais elevada dos animais, a espécie humana, devia, para se manter na luta contra os outros animais, assemelhar-se em tudo a um enxame de abelhas; não se multiplicar até ao infinito. Devia, como as abelhas, criar assexuados, isto é, caminhar para a continência e não para o sensualismo para o qual está organizada a vida moderna.

I will not be held like a drunkard / under the cold tap of facts

My animal howls My angel's upset But I'm not allowed A trace of regret

Así como un ave en su jaula. Así como un bebedor entre el bullicio de la medianoche, así he intentado ser libre, a mi manera.

The wretched beast is tame I don't need a lover So blow out the flame...

Jos pääni hohtaisi ja ihmiset alkaisivat tuijottaa rautiovaunuissa; ja voisin venyttää vartaloni läpi kirkkaan veden sekä viipyä kalojen ja rantakäärmeiden rinnalla; jos voisin turmella sulkani lennolla auringon edessä; luuletko että pysyisin tässä huoneessa, lausumassa sinulle runoja, kehitellen hävyttömiä fantasioita huultesi vähäisimmistäkin liikkeistä?

No more from you, Walker. It's bad enough that I'm in here. Will

A man escaped from his cell is not free who still drags his chain.)

Ik voel me zo vrij alsof ik niet ben opgesloten, maar zojuist ben bevrijd uit de gevangenis van mij leven.

The skeleton was as happy as a madman whose straitjacket had been taken off.

I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said 'No, six should be enough.'

He sat without moving while coffee and balloon glasses were set before them.