Refrain from doing ill; for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are all too prone to… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The true meaning of the precepts is that one should refrain not only from drinking alcohol but also from getting drunk on… — Bassui Tokusho Copy Share Image
Refrain from allowing your mind to wander toward other people's goals or to focus away from your own. — Pat Croce Copy Share Image
Really now: If you can't get me my newspaper on time, how can you expect me to refrain from killing people? — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
Just as the right to speak and the right to refrain from speaking are complementary components of a broader concept of individual… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
So long as we refuse to include lottery tickets among the symphonies, or medical bulletins among the overtures, we must refrain from… — Eduard Hanslick Copy Share Image
So far, I've never missed a deadline for a term paper, a review, a manuscript. I perform the mumbo-jumbo of voting with… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
The dreamed outcome of launching a psychic attack can make you feel small and petty. I think for that reason I'm going… — Heidi Julavits Copy Share Image
Without sanctifying grace it is not possible to refrain long from mortal sin. — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
There's an old blues refrain: I begged for water, you gave me gasoline. — Forrest Gander Copy Share Image
God must act and pour himself into you the moment he finds you ready. Don't imagine that God can be compared to… — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon. — Nicolas Gomez Davila Copy Share Image
To remain stable is to refrain from trying to separate yourself from a pain because you know that you cannot. Running away… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'll refrain from making any more comments on any ongoing people involved in the judicial process. — Bill Belichick Copy Share Image
The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or… — Gregory of Nyssa Copy Share Image
To refrain and desist from interfering with terminal cancer patients, in their use of Laetrile acquired through the 'Affidavit System. — Luther L. Bohanon Copy Share Image
shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain… — Maria W. Stewart Copy Share Image
Although we can't control which roles are assigned to us, it must be our business to act our given role as best… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that, since we are determined always to keep our feelings to ourselves, we have never given… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Papers should include more side remarks, open questions, and such. Very often, these are more interesting than the theorems actually proved. Alas,… — Jean-Pierre Serre Copy Share Image
I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
