Quotes About Restraint

Fear can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy... fear makes you always, always hold something back.

Morality is always the product of terror; its chains and strait-waistcoats are fashioned by those who dare not trust others, because they dare not trust themselves, to walk in liberty.

Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practice it, because the coquetry of some is restrained by fear or by reason.

We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.

People fear their hidden selves, afraid that they will burst out.

I want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead.

Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

People are kept in line in society because they fear punishment. The assumption that underlies this mentality is that a human being will follow their desires without mitigation.

Grasp not at much, for fear thou losest all.

I dropped all the guards. All the leashes, all the chains, everything that ever restrained me through the discipline and fear of discovery, I let it all go. No need to hide.

It is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place.

Fear left unrestrained always leaves us running 'from' something. Fear harnessed compels us to run 'to' something. And fear denied leaves us running in circles.

Sometimes it doesn't matter how right you are... sometimes just shutting up is the best course of action.

Life is all about balance, too much and too little can kill. The best way to balance life, is by setting your boundaries in learning to say Enough.

You cannot continue to victimize someone else just because you yourself were a victim, there has to be a limit.

There are 2 types of people in the world; Those who enjoy feeling the wind in their hair, and those who bi... about the windows being down.

Being pretty doesn't mean that I'm dumb. As well as being silent in a situation doesn't mean that I'm wise. Merely look at it my way; I'm pretty because of all the ugliness I've seen and dealt with and I'm silent in your wake because even an idiot knows when to bite their tongue!

Learn to keep your private life private, or they will make your life their entertainment.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

One thing you have to learn in life is that sometimes it's best to just sit down and shut up..

Sometimes, when you're mad, you have the right to be mad, but you don't have the right to be cruel.