Quotes about Restraint

That which supremely differentiates the fool from the wise man is this—that the fool meets passion with passion, hatred with hatred, and returns evil for evil; whereas the wise man meets passion with peace, hatred with love, and returns good for evil.

He only is fitted to command and control who has succeeded in commanding and controlling himself.

Romance says, ' I want it now!'. Wisdom urges patience

If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it.

One secret to wisdom:think more, speak less.If you let your words be few, your troubles will not be many.

I drink no more than a sponge.

One of the first things to learn if you want to be a contemplative is to mind your own business. Nothing is more suspicious, in a man who seems holy, than an impatient desire to reform other men.

A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.

Golden fetters are no less galling to a self-respecting man that iron ones; the sting lies in the fetters, not in the metal.

If you set out to seek freedom, then learn above all things to govern your soul and your senses . . . only through discipline may a man learn to be free.

A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions.

Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say.