Restraining Quotes

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The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which owe their origin… — Alexander Hamilton
If the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining freedom, it will be because… — Thomas Huxley
Concentration is not thinking of one thing. On the contrary, it is excluding all thoughts, since all thoughts obstruct the sense of one's true being.… — Ramana Maharshi
A single good government becomes... a blessing to the whole earth, its welcome to the oppressed restraining within certain limits the measure of their oppressions.… — Thomas Jefferson
To your request of my opinion of the manner in which a newspaper should be conducted, so as to be most useful, I should answer,… — Thomas Jefferson
One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation. — Thomas Jefferson
By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong. — Dennis Hastert
The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know,… — Gautama Buddha
Patience means restraining one's inclinations. — Ieyasu Tokugawa
The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience. Patience means restraining one's inclinations. There are seven emotions:… — Ieyasu Tokugawa
Bottom line: Outbursts of anger - including screaming, throwing things, banging inanimate objects, slamming doors, squealing tires, stomping around, making threats, shoving, restraining, cornering, or… — Paul the Apostle
It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas — Edward Bond
How is property given? By restraining liberty; that is, by taking it away so far as necessary for the purpose. How is your house made… — Jeremy Bentham
If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards… — Rod Dreher
Editors and reporters are not as free and independent to invite a variety of opinions as they might think. They are free to say what… — Michael Parenti
For my part I have sought liberty more than power, and power only because it can lead to freedom. What interested me was not a… — Marguerite Yourcenar
Salt, gathered from the tears of a thousand angels, restraining the essence of Sammael, the Hellhound. The Seed of Destruction. This I can promise, Sammael,… — Grigori Rasputin
If I want to free myself from endless cycles of struggling with temptation, I need to keep rediscovering that the pain of the struggle is… — Sylvia Boorstein
We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and board-to be within approximately one and a half percentage points… — Charles M. Vest
When God's people are removed from this earth, you might as well try to dam up Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stem the flood… — Vance Havner

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