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Refrain Quotes by Pema Chodron
- For one day, or for one day for a week, refrain from something you habitually do to run away, to escape. Pick something concrete, such…
- Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness…
- When you refrain from habitual thoughts and behavior, the uncomfortable feelings will still be there. They don’t magically disappear. Over the years, I’ve come to…
- The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.
More Refrain Quotes
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. — Marcus Aurelius
- I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling… — Roseanne Barr
- An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest… — Andrea Bocelli
- Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying… — Samuel Butler
- Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why Buddhism teaches… — Hsuan Hua
- A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand. — Seneca the Younger
- When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man. — Don Williams
- If anyone does not refrain from the love of money, he will be defiled by idolatry and so be judged as if… — Polycarp
- The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on… — Bassui Tokusho
- Any time one person makes an effort to contact a deeper part of him or herself, balance his or her emotions, and… — Howard Martin
- It would have been more to the point, more honest and more Christian, in past decades not to support those who intentionally… — Adolf Hitler