Self Restraint Quotes

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What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under which the active,… — H.G. Wells
Do you deny it?" Grimani persisted. Deny it? Only the greatest self-restraint prevents me from laughing it out of countenance. — Kate Ross
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. — Laozi
The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require… — John F. Kennedy
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself. — Philip Massinger
The practice of that which is ethically best-what we call goodness or virtue-involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that… — Thomas Huxley
Gingrich was a far more volatile and aggressive individual than Boehner, but the institutional norms of self-restraint, and perhaps even self-interest, have broken down under… — George Packer
I am a firm believer in democratic representative government as the best form for those who have the tolerance and self-restraint that is required to… — Bertrand Russell
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants them to do, and self-restraint enough to… — Theodore Roosevelt
My will and self restraint. Have come to fail now, fail now. — Shakira
A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men. — Hesiod
Sense for a particular art, science, human being, and so forth is divided spirit; self-restraint is consequently the result of self-creation and self-destruction. — Friedrich Von Schlegel
Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint. — Mahatma Gandhi
The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep… — Theodore Roosevelt
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from… — Theodore Roosevelt
No legislation can suppress nature; all life rushes to reproduction; our procreativefaculties are matured early, while passion is strong, and judgment and self-restraint weak. We… — Tennessee Claflin

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