Restraining Quotes

Restraining Quote of the day

What the law tried to do by a restraining power from without, the gospel does by an inspiring power from within.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug.

No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.

The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.

By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong.

One single object . . . [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.

It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.

Thankfully, God's restraining grace keeps even the worst of us from being utterly depraved. The worst people who have ever lived could've been worse.

There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a little vanity.

We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and board-to be within approximately one and a half percentage points of the consumer price index.

I had no particular desire to enlighten them, but I had some difficulty in restraining myself from laughing in their faces, so full of stupid importance.

When you have an individual that is committed to killing someone else, you can't expect a restraining order or the police to provide 24-hour protection.

Woman is the embodiment of sacrifice and suffering and her advent to public life should, therefore, result in purifying it, in restraining unbridled ambition and accumulation of property.

You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.

The restraining grace of common sense is the mark of all valid minds.

He shook his head in mock sympathy. "I tell you, Sage. Sometimes I think I am the one who needs to take out the restraining order on you.

Municipal laws are a supply to the wisdom of each individual; and, at the same time, by restraining the natural liberty of men, make private interest submit to the interest of the public.

Why just order a pizza, when you can get a restraining order for the delivery guys, make them come to you, sue them, and get all the profit?

A professional headshot in front of a bookshelf says you're an intellectual. A professional headshot peeking though a bookshelf says you're probably under a restraining order.