Refrain Quotes

210 quotes by 184 authors

I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage to make certain… — Thomas S. Monson
When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They donâ€™t magically disappear. Over the years, Iâ€™ve come to… — Pema Chodron
A giraffe is so much a lady that one refrains from thinking of her legs, but remembers her as floating over the plains in long… — Isak Dinesen
If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good. — Dalai Lama
The moment one abandons the idea that he was born to discover what is right and enforce it upon the rest of the world, he… — Benjamin Tucker
We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they refrain. — Osama bin Laden
...Where and when God finds you ready, he must act and overflow into you, just as when the air is clear and pure, the sun… — Meister Eckhart
Ahimsa is the highest duty. Even if we cannot practice it in full, we must try to understand its spirit and refrain as far as… — Mahatma Gandhi
So long as we refuse to include lottery tickets among the symphonies, or medical bulletins among the overtures, we must refrain from treating the emotions… — Eduard Hanslick
When will talkers refrain from evil speaking: when listeners refrain from evil-hearing. — Augustus William Hare
The constant refrain that bringing our troops home would demonstrate a lack of support for them must be one of the most amazing distortions ever… — Ron Paul
It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger. Like… — Nhat Hanh
He is careful to deny responsibility for September, but he does not, you notice, condemn the killings. He also refrains from killing words, sparing Roland… — Hilary Mantel
The benefits of detachment in the face of intense emotional activity canâ€™t be overstated. It doesnâ€™t cut you off from your heart center; it opens… — Sonia Choquette
If we can manage to refrain from harming others in our everyday actions and words, we can start to give more serious attention to actively… — Dalai Lama
To be just, is not enough to refrain from injustice. Once must go further and refuse to play its game, substituting love for self interest… — Pedro Arrupe
Friends and family are vitally important for an individual who is struggling to return to the gospel path. Those around such a person must refrain… — M. Russell Ballard
Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, once told me that when a brass band plays at a small club back up in one of… — Tom Piazza
I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could not refrain from telling such people so. — Gloria Swanson
To refrain and desist from interfering with terminal cancer patients, in their use of Laetrile acquired through the 'Affidavit System. — Luther L. Bohanon

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