Quotes about Restraint

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

if God took his hands off this fallen world so that there were no restraint on human wickedness, we would make hell. Thus if you allow a whole lot of sinners to live somewhere in a confined place where they're not doing damage to anyone but themselves, what do you get but hell? There's a sense in which they're doing it to themselves, and it's what they want because they still don't repent.

Our first response when angered should be to turn away momentarily, mentally or physically, so we can separate the offense from the offender.

When you let go of your attention for a little while, do not think you may recover it whenever you please.

Wild inside; raging, writhing—yes, writhing was the word, writhing with desire. But outwardly he was hopelessly tame; outwardly—baa, baa, baa.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.

If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.

A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.

Why keep on enacting laws when we already have more than we can break

Being bridled, or yielding obediently to restraint, is necessary for our personal growth and progression.