Restraint Quotes

361 Restraint quotes by 286 unique authors

Savings represent much more than mere money value. They are the proof that the saver is worth something in himself. Any fool can waste; any… — Rudyard Kipling
In any event, any person from 2.0 down on the Tone Scale should not have, in any thinking society, any civil rights of any kind,… — L. Ron Hubbard
The long fight to save wild beauty represents democracy at its best. It requires citizens to practice the hardest of virtues--self-restraint. Why cannot I take… — Edwin Way Teale
Human nature, essentially changeable, as unstable as the dust, can endure no restraint; if it binds itself it soon begins to tear madly at its… — Franz Kafka
Combining the experience of a seasoned university president with the analysis of a respected legal scholar, Derek Bok explores what he concludes are 'signs of… — Frank H. T. Rhodes
Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.... — James Forrestal
But we either believe in democracy or we not. If we do, then, we must say categorically, without qualification, that no restraint from the any… — Lee Kuan Yew
I experienced an ecstasy of unity. I not only saw the connectedness, I felt it and experienced it sentiently. The restraints and boundaries of flesh… — Edgar Mitchell
Actors must practice restraint, else think what might happen in a love scene. — Cedric Hardwicke
I was much affected by the internal troubles of the Punch family; I thought that with a little more tact on the part of Mrs.… — Edmund Gosse
Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world. — Lee H. Hamilton
There has been growing quite a strain of irritating feeling between our government and the Russians and it seems to me that it is a… — Henry L. Stimson
A protective tariff is a typical conspiracy in restraint of trade. — Thorstein Veblen
Most of us are searching-consciously or unconsciously- for a degree of internal balance and harmony between ourselves and the outside world, and if we happen… — Walter Murch
For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by their… — Samuel Smiles
Anyone who studies the state of things which preceded the French Revolution will see that the tremendous catastrophe came about from so excessive a regulation… — Herbert Spencer
Beware of greed and remain pure and just. Restrain yourself from every vice. He who cannot restrain himself, how will he be able to teach… — Polycarp
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from… — James Bovard
There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. These should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate… — Adam Weishaupt
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better. They fight… — George Bird Evans

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