Moderation & Restraint Quotes

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

The power to arrest - to deprive a citizen of liberty - must be used fairly, responsibly, and without bias.

Without question, we need to be informed of the happenings in the world. But modern communication brings into our homes a drowning cascade of the violence and misery of the worldwide human race. There comes a time when we need to find some peaceful spiritual renewal.

Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.

Always remember that your calmness under fire is your best defense in any argument or discussion.

Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.

Yoga is a method for restraining the natural turbulence of thoughts, which otherwise impartially prevent all men, of all lands, from glimpsing their true nature of Spirit. Yoga cannot know a barrier of East and West any more than does the healing and equitable light of the sun.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Let us be kind to one another and be slow to anger.

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

There is no place for any kind of extremism in society.

Peace can be promoted by the limitation of arms and by the creation of the instrumentality for peaceful settlement of controversies. But it will become a reality only through self-restraint and active effort in friendliness and helpfulness.

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.

Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long as we don't transform into angels, violence and the threat of violence - as in punishment and deterrence - is needed to rein in our worst instincts.

It's very alarming to see what's happening in the Muslim world. And it's about time we come to our senses and realize that moderation is the only path that will ensure peace and stability for the Muslim world, and for the wider world.

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

Any new legal measures, or cooperative arrangements between government and companies meant to keep people from organizing violence or criminal actions, must not be carried out in ways that erode due process, rule of law and the protection of innocent citizens' political and civil rights.

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

When I was on the bench, I used to have a yellow pad, and I put on the pad at the beginning of the day, 'patience' and 'restraint.'

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through. It is potential liberation and renewal as well as enslavement and existential death.

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

There is not in nature, a thing that makes man so deformed, so beastly, as doth intemperate anger.

The London police have discovered that the best way to neuter demonstrations is not to move everyone on, or disperse troublemakers, but hold them close, cordon them into a diminishing space for hours and hours, as a sort of arbitrary al fresco arrest.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

A period of detention in a chilly upstate facility can be a great attitude adjuster.

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.

It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.