Refraining Quotes
13 quotes by 13 authors
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Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence.
— Dalai Lama
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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…
— Pema Chodron
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To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.
— Laozi
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Vegetarianism can easily reach religious proportions. Refraining from meat on moral grounds serves to dignify feelings of guilt toward sad-eyed, furry creatures and substitutes righteousness…
— Bill Griffith
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Peace is not merely the absence of warfare, any more than true health is simply the absence of disease. Nor is peace simply a quiet…
— Anodea Judith
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The greatest triumphs of propoganda have been accomplished, not by doing something, but by refraining from doing. Great is truth, but still greater, from a…
— Aldous Huxley
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Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable
— Hillary Clinton
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those…
— Dogen
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For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call…
— Muqtada al Sadr
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During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.
— Joshua Harris
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My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.
— Olive Schreiner
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I play through the pain and remain conscience. Refraining from commenting on the lame compliments.
— Sage Francis
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Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action. Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.
— Bhagavad Gita
Who Wrote These Refraining Quotes
13 authors contributed a total of 13 Refraining Quotes as follows: