Quotes about Restraint

There is no one member of the body breaks forth more in God's dishonour than the tongue.

When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs. Is

Never will I overindulge the requests of my flesh, rather I will cherish my body with cleanliness and moderation.

Don't use cannon to kill musquito.

Do everything in moderation, even moderation.

Very few go astray who comport themselves with restraint.

The chronic kicker, even the most violent critic, will frequently soften and be subdued in the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener— a listener who will be silent while the irate fault-finder dilates like a king cobra and spews the poison out of his system.

I will chum with you, and suffer when you suffer, and laugh when you laugh. I will bite my tongue when impatient words come. I will keep saying as if it were a ritual: He is nothing but a boy -- a little boy!

But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

The truth is a giant hand. It both cuts us free and holds us tight.

Play simple, and people will join in. Sing along. Which, by the way, is the goal. Our job is to put a song in their mouths and let them sing it back to us. That's all that really matters." Then he added, "The great players aren't great because of all the notes they can play, but because of the ones they don't play.

Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.