Restrained Quotes

112 quotes by 95 authors

Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practice it, because the coquetry of some is restrained… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The officers of Congress, may come upon you now, fortified with all the terrors of paramount federal authority. Excisemen taxmen may come in multitudes; for… — Patrick Henry
I'll tell you where the injustice is. It's with the person earning Â£12,000 to Â£15,000-a-year who is being asked to be restrained by their business… — Prince Andrew
As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the… — Grover Cleveland
If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
I like period drama because everyone is so restrained, but they have all these emotions raging underneath. — Jenna Coleman
Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just as we fast with our… — Dorotheus of Gaza
We would willingly have others perfect, and yet we amend not our own faults. We would have others severely corrected and will not be corrected… — Thomas a Kempis
When humans act like animals, they become the most dangerous of animals to themselves and other humans, and this is because of another critical difference… — Wendell Berry
Restraint never ruins one's health. What ruins it,is not restraint but outward suppression. A really self-restrained person grows every day from strength to strength and… — Mahatma Gandhi
In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more… — Bertrand Russell
He who, though dressed in fine apparel, exercises tranquillity, is quiet, subdued, restrained, chaste, and has ceased to find fault with all other beings, he… — Max Muller
I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control, I would be… — Walt Disney
Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at… — Martin Luther
There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should… — Ron Paul
Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal. — Samuel Richardson
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be… — Bertrand Russell
The rescue of a person, who is assaulted, or restrained of his liberty, without authority of law, is not only morally, but legally, a meritorious… — Lysander Spooner
It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some… — Albert Einstein

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