Restraint Quotes

361 Restraint quotes by 286 unique authors

Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May… — Plato
When a painter is working he is aware of the means which are available to him - these include his materials, the style he inherits,… — John Berger
The final end of government is not to exert restraint but to do good. — Rufus Choate
We learned from Gauguin that every work of art is a transposition, a caricature, a passionate equivalent of a sensation which has been experienced. He… — Maurice Denis
Too many members of Congress are too involved in grabbing what they can for their states or districts without enough emphasis on overall fiscal restraint… — John Ensign
It's interesting that at a time when she could have differentiated herself from the ranks of [Democratic National Committee Chairman] Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi… — Brian Jones
In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war; we must recognize the obligation to match national strength… — Lyndon B. Johnson
The United States must not adopt the tactics of the enemy. Means are important, as ends. Crisis makes it tempting to ignore the wise restraints… — Frank Church
Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger. — Pythagoras
Dressing is a way of life. It brings you joy. It can give you freedom and liberation, help you to find yourself and to move… — Yves Saint Laurent
Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in. — Jawaharlal Nehru
... I gave as an offering my all to Him Who had won me and saved me, my property, my fame, my health, my very… — Gregory of Nazianzus
The first and most important thing is to remain free, free in each line you undertake, in your ideas and in your political action, in… — Hans Hartung
Remember there is always a limit to self-indulgence, none to restraint... Civilization , in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication… — Mahatma Gandhi
Under the antitrust laws, a man becomes a criminal from the moment he goes into business, no matter what he does. If he complies with… — Ayn Rand
A true lady should have the wit and the imagination, or at least the very restraint, to express herself without resorting herself to such base… — Ari Marmell
It is difficult to preach, this morality of mediocrity! It may never admit what it is and what it wants! It must speak about restraint… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Freedom is not only the absence of external restraints. It is also the absence of irresistible internal compulsions, unmanageable passion, and uncensorable highlights. — George Will
Socialism is the preparation for that higher Anarchism; painfully, laboriously we mean to destroy false ideas of property and self, eliminate unjust laws and poisonous… — H.G. Wells
If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission. — Deborah Feldman

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