Restrain Quotes

150 Restrain quotes by 129 unique authors

The Constitution was not written to restrain the citizen's behavior, it was writtne to restrain the government's behavior. — Rand Paul
It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights. It is quite possible we may have formed entirely erroneous ideas… — Edward E. Barnard
Ah, how wonderful is the advent of the Spring!â€”the great annual miracle.... which no force can stay, no violence restrain, like love, that wins its… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather… — Mark Zandi
The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable rights of the… — William Jennings Bryan
Unruly beings are as unlimited as space They cannot possibly all be overcome, But if I overcome thoughts of anger alone This will be equivalent… — Shantideva
Desires collide; the wish to eat bumping up against the wish to be thin, the desire to indulge conflicting with the injunction to restrain. Small… — Caroline Knapp
Each individual possesses a conscience which to a greater or lesser degree serves to restrain the unimpeded flow of impulses destructive to others. But when… — Stanley Milgram
It is difficult to restrain admirers of Shakespeare once they have begun to speak of him. — Isak Dinesen
For parents to restrain the inclinations of their children in marriage is an usurped power. — Henry Fielding
Everything dictated silence and self-control but I couldn't restrain myself and spoke my mind. — Philip Roth
Art is not and never has been subordinate to moral values. Moral values are social values; aesthetic values are human values. Morality seeks to restrain… — Herbert Read
Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It's the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation - do what's right and good for us… — Roy Baumeister
When you are in deep distress and cannot restrain some expression of it, sit down and write out a harsh letter venting your anger. But… — Donald T. Phillips
I needed to get to know myself and really, really explore music without any pressure to sell it. I wanted to try and not restrain… — Tove Styrke
All attempts at law, all religion, all ethical norms might be nothing more than attempts by the weak to restrain the strong. Then, within the… — George Zebrowski
By privileges, immunities, or prerogatives to give unlimited swing to the passions of individuals, and then to hope that they will restrain them, is about… — Charles Caleb Colton
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. — Mahatma Gandhi
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. — Andre Gide
It's in the nature of television to restrain the spontaneity of a live event. Things become more and more prepackaged. — Bill Condon

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