Quotes About Restraint

Just punishment, which observes restraints, is different from revenge, which knows no limits.

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

En prison on ferme plus de portes qu'on n'en ouvre.

I caught him with an unseen hook and an invisible line which is long enough to let him wander to the ends of the world and still bring him back with a twitch upon the thread. —C. K. Chesterton, via Evelyn Waugh

Only action gives life strength, only moderation gives it charm.

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

When More had said that a man who cannot restrain his passions is essentially cruel, he spoke the truth.

What was the good of restrained laughter; it made a mockery of the entire practice of laughing.

If one knew there would be enough then one wouldn't grab. That was another thing that was bad about the way we used to be. It was all grab grab grab while one could in case tomorrow one couldn't.)

This isn't the time for bravado, Mr. Orsini,' he said. Brentford couldn't help himself. 'No, it isn't,' he said. 'Perhaps you could come back later?

I shed a few tears as we passed the corner café where I used to drop in for a bite. I can weep discreetly. People think my eye is watering.

Luca wonders what it would feel like to blow up like that. But for now he remains undetonated, his horrors sealed tightly inside, his pin fixed snugly in place.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.

Mrs. Tifton had cut off Jane's ha-ha-ha before it even began. Lydia thought this was probably a good thing.

That's the difference between you and them, between any person of integrity and any criminal. You wanted to do harm, but you didn't. The restraints held. That's what civilization is... That's what morality is. Maybe we can't always keep our emotions in check, but so long as we control our actions, we'll stay on the right side of the line.

All the world's a cage.

Het verschrikkelijke hier is dat ge al de tijd van de wereld hebt en dat z' u niks laten doen.

Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run

Grace is what matters, in anything... That's a quality I admire quite greatly. It keeps you from reaching for the gun too quickly, keeps you from destroying things too foolishly. It keeps you alive and it keeps you open for more understanding.

If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it.

when asked his philosophy of life, he replied, "Moderation in all things.

I knew these elements were intended for me and me alone. There were no endearments, but I understood in part because of this restraint. He knew how much I hated words like love .