Quotes About Restraint

Magistrates often condemn criminals to be kept in prison or in chains. They ought not to do this, for such punishments are forbidden: prisons are for restraining people, not for punishing them (Justinian's Digest 48.19.8.9).

holy man will follow after temperance and self-denial. He will labour to mortify the desires of his body, to crucify his flesh with his affections and lusts, to curb his passions, to restrain his

Temper [is] a weapon that we hold by the blade.

hungry for breath like a kite falling stray, the wire grows slack the child within pulls at the empty air.

He pegged criminals as impulsive, immature, deprived of affection, and lacking in restraint, all qualities that later studies bore out.

Do not scratch when itched, nor shift when cramped, nor pause when tired.

the true test of awesome power is the ability not to use it,

I was thinking how much trouble people get into because they can't keep their mouths shut.

Temper is the one thing you can't get rid of by losing it.

Missy shoved the thoughts and feelings down into their prison of the glass jar. Only once the lid was sealed tight did she release her breath.

I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand

And freedom? Oh, freedom. Well that's just some people talking. Your prison is walking through this world all alone.

il étouffe - le monde se couche sur lui - et l'étouffe - il est prisonnier - coincé par ses promesses … on lui demande des comptes … En face de lui … une machine à compter - une machine à écrire des lettres d'amour - une machine à souffrir - le saisit … s'accroche à lui … Pierre dis-moi la vérité

They say fifty lashes will kill a man. So I'll spare you the last one.

If you try to make the limited unlimited, you will suffer.

She'd feel better later on if she'd kept a few of these things to herself, Joel thought. Or would she. I would. But I'm not Poll.

P.S. Do no violence. Kill no one.

Where do you find more eroticism than in the cloister of a convent?

Si tuviera que enumerar todas las virtudes del alcohol, no acabaría nunca.

Conquering cities may not be held against kings, but kicking like an ass should be.

el amor se diferencia del arte en que el arte es libre y el amor sólo lo parece. el arte lo lleva uno consigo, y puede ir con el a donde quiera. Pero el amor no es transportable, el amor ata, y ése es un nudo que no hay quien lo deshaga.

La verdadera brevedad es saber callar cuando no hay nada que decir.

When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't...

Physical aggression by a man toward his partner is abuse, even if it happens only once. If he raises a fist; punches a hole in the wall; throws things at you; blocks your way; restrains you; grabs, pushes, or pokes you; or threatens to hurt you, that's physical abuse. He is creating fear and using your need for physical freedom and safety as a way to control you.