Quotes with restrained

  • Time glides away and as we get older through the noiseless years; the days flee and are restrained by no reign.
  • Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.

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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Jimmy Carter 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's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
    Jimmy Carter
    American statesman, 39e President (1924 - )
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  • Bertrand Russell Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Mao Tse-Tung A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.
    Mao Tse-Tung
    Chinese politician (1893 - 1976)
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  • Seneca Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    American short story writer (1804 - 1864)
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  • B. F. Skinner Except when physically restrained, a person is least free or dignified when he is under threat of punishment, and unfortunately most people often are.
    B. F. Skinner
    American psychologist, behaviorist and author (1904 - 1990)
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  • Bill Shuster Government spending is being restrained, the economy is making progress and moving forward, and the pro-growth, tax cutting policies put in place have allowed businesses to grow, which has brought in additional tax revenue to help pay off the debt.
    Bill Shuster
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Martin Luther 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.
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  • Ovid Time glides away and as we get older through the noiseless years; the days flee and are restrained by no reign.
    Ovid
    Roman poet (43 - 17)
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