Quotes About Restraint

Wherever his faltering mind, unsteadily wanders, he should restrain it and bring it under self-control Krishna, the mind is faltering, violent, strong, and stubborn; I find it as difficult to hold as the wind.

Don't forget three rules for success : Never tell anyone everything you have, you know and you can do.

Money has wings but you have to cut your wings to prevent it from flying.

The less you say, the more you don't have to apologize.

There are things that you don't do when you know that people are watching you.

Think before you speak but do not speak everything that you think.

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)

Theo, do not become materialistic like Tersteeg. The problem is, Theo, my brother, not to let yourself be bound, no matter by what, especially not by a golden chain.

To enjoy freedom, if the platitude is pardonable, we have of course to control ourselves. We must not squander our powers, helplessly and ignorantly, squirting half the house in order to water a single rose-bush; we must train them, exactly and powerfully, here on the very spot.

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

Rape is a well-defined political strategy: the bare bones of capitalism, it is the crude and blunt representation of the exercise of power. It designates a ruler, and organizes the rules of the game to allow him to wield his power without restraint.

punishment, or anything of the kind, has in him the capacity to become a powerful moral giant. It is hard to do it, but in the heart of our hearts we know its value, and the good it brings. It is the greatest manifestation of power — this tremendous restraint; self-restraint is a manifestation of greater power than all outgoing action. A

Do you think you could stop crying for a minute? It makes conversation a bit difficult.

Rien n'est vrai, tout est permis. Et nous qui tenons entre nos mains tous les fils du rouage, nous, nous conserverons nos dernières pensées pour nous.

Öyle insanlar vard?r ki koskoca dünyam?z bile onlar için bir hapishaneden ba?ka bir ?ey de?ildir. Çünkü onlar, kainat?n sonsuz bo?lu?unu görmektedirler. Milyonlarca y?ld?z? ve evreni seyretmektedirler ama bunlar?n kendilerine ebediyen yasakland???n? bildikleri için, idrak ettikleri ?ey onlar? dü?ünebilecek en büyük köleler haline getirmektedir: Zaman?n ve mekan?n köleleri.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

when you find out who your not allowed to criticize, then you will realize who is in control".

I hurried away from Brewster. When I reached my girl, the goslings rushed over to strain against the wire of the kennel, sticking their beaks out and peeping at me with their tiny voices. Mom came back in the room, carrying a box. "I could hear them all the way from the supply kitchen," she remarked. "They seem really upset that Lily is out and they're not. But I knew you would want them to stay in the kennel; they were so hard to catch the first time.

I never worry about being driven to drink I just worry about being driven home.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

How much better might human communication be if words were as precious as diamonds? If each of us were allotted only 100 words per day?