“Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”
William Blake
“Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”
“The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.”
Chanakya
“The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind.”
William Blackstone
“The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable rights of the individual, among which are the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness and the right to worship God according to the dictates of one's conscience.”
William Jennings Bryan
“For a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability.”
Camilo Jose Cela
“I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.”
Cato The Elder
