Restrain Quotes

150 Restrain quotes by 129 unique authors

The look Anthony shot at his sister was so comically malevolent Simon nearly laughed. He managed to restrain himself, but mostly just because he was… — Julia Quinn
In every possible instance Saint Paul begged Christians to restrain themselves to contain their carnal yearnings to live solitary and sexless lives on earth as… — Elizabeth Gilbert
There is always something to be grateful for. Pure love has no conditions or boundaries. Love does not restrain itself or hold back. Love gives… — Rhonda Byrne
Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You… — Frank Herbert
Our duty to the whole, including the unborn generations, bids us to restrain an unprincipled present-day minority from wasting the heritage of these unborn generations.… — Theodore Roosevelt
Care for us! True, indeed! They ne'er cared for us yet: suffer us to famish, and their storehouses crammed with grain; make edicts for usury,… — William Shakespeare
She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it. — Kristin Cashore
Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on… — Baruch Spinoza
On the way from the Renaissance to our days we have enriched our experience, but we have lost the concept of a Supreme Complete Entity… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Ethel said: "Lloyd, there's someone here you may remember-" Daisy could not restrain herself. She ran to Lloyd and threw herself into his arms. She… — Ken Follett
He's a pit bull," Adam said. "I know some really nice pit bulls." "He's the kind of pit that makes the evening news. Gansey's trying… — Maggie Stiefvater
Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves… — Benjamin Franklin
People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government... without virtue, a society can… — Charles Colson
It is the bad people who need to have principles to restrain them. — T.H. White
the ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear that… — Baruch Spinoza
I'd like to restrain from cruelity and not be thanked." ~ Katsa — Kristin Cashore
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is… — Cato the Elder
It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence. — Seneca the Younger
There is a time for scientists and movie stars and those who have flown the atlantic to restrain their opinions lest they be taken more… — Edward Teller
In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude. — George Washington

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