Quotes About Restraint

The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch someone else do it wrong without comment.

The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil... a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. Tolerance applies only to persons... never to truth.

Patience is idling your motor when you feel like stripping a gear.

Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue, restrains the hand and tramples upon temptations.

Possess your soul with patience.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.

Patience often gets the credit that belongs to fatigue.

Golf puts a man's character on the anvil and his richest qualities - patience, poise, restraint - to the flame.

Patience expands your options. If you insist on immediate gratification, your choices are severely limited.

Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? In heaven's name,Catiline, how long will you abuse ourpatience?

Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.

I love the man that is modestly valiant; that stirs not till he most needs, and then to purpose. A continued patience I commend not.

Patience is the panacea; but where does it grow, or who can swallow it?

Patience means self-suffering.

Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.

Patience is a virtue. (Tee) Excuse me, pot, could you not pick on the kettle? (Joe)

deferring gratification is a good definition of being civilized.

Elephants suffer from too much patience. Their exhibitions of it may seem superb,-such power and such restraint, combined, are noble,-but a quality carried to excess defeats itself.

Patience puts up with those you'd like to put down

No more shooting from anyone. Or I am going to get seriously cranky with everyone. Suddenly, and violently and all over the place.