Every day Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?

— Seneca the Younger

When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. They become rigid and defensive, and their self stops growing.

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.

— Marya Mannes

“People who know no self-restraint lead stormy and disordered lives, passing their time in a state of fear commensurate with the injuries they do…

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

It is only through restraint that man can manage not to suppress himself.

— Andre Gide

In our time the only restraint left is self-retraint.

— Jeffrey R. Holland

“Those who practice restraint in body, word, and mind are surely in control of themselves.”

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you…

— Marcus Aurelius

Restraint offers a space between intention and action and the opportunity to protect others from actions or reactions that should exist only in your…

— Stephanie Dowrick

Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you can't control what you think then, you can't control what you do.

— Vikas Runwal

The use of self control is like the use of brakes on train. It is useful when you find yourself in wrong direction but…

— Bertrand Russell

“Self-control is strength; Right Thought is mastery; Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, "Peace, be still!”

— James Allen