Constraint Quotes

They are not always prisons. Sometimes. They are the fence that defines the playground. They are the hidden force that pushes us to create and seek unconventional solutions. A constraint. Whether material. Temporal. Or intellectual. Is often the spark that ignites the flame of true innovation. They are the boundaries that show us where the challenge lies. And where the opportunity lies.

In these sayings you will find a deep look at how humans deal with what constrains them.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: We are the prisoners of ideas....
We are the prisoners of ideas.
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson
IdeasConstraintFreedomThoughtMind
Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: I do not wish to remove from my present prison to a prison a little larger. I wish to break all pris...
I do not wish to remove from my present prison to a prison a little larger. I wish to break all prisons.
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson
FreedomLiberationConstraintAmbitionSelf Determination
Quote by J. R. R. Tolkien: What do you fear, lady?' he asked. 'A cage,' she said....
What do you fear, lady?' he asked. 'A cage,' she said.
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— J. R. R. Tolkien
FreedomFearConstraintIdentity
Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero: A wise man does nothing by constraint....
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
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— Marcus Tullius Cicero
WisdomFreedomChoiceAutonomyConstraintPrudence
Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky: My feelings, gratitude, for instance, are denied me simply because of my social position....
My feelings, gratitude, for instance, are denied me simply because of my social position.
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— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Social ClassFeelingsGratitudeConstraint
Quote by Mahatma Gandhi: Such expression is impossible in a cramped atmosphere. As I have no desire to offer civil disobedien...
Such expression is impossible in a cramped atmosphere. As I have no desire to offer civil disobedience I cannot write freely. As the author of satyagraha I cannot, consistently with my profession, suppress the vital part of myself for the sake of being able to write on permissible subjects. ... It would be like dealing with the trunk without the head.
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— Mahatma Gandhi
Freedom Of SpeechSatyagrahaExpressionIntegrityConstraint
Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche: These four, however, seek the freedom of their will at the very point where they are most securely c...
These four, however, seek the freedom of their will at the very point where they are most securely chained. It is as if the silkworm sought freedom of will in spinning. What is the reason?
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— Friedrich Nietzsche
FreedomWillLimitationParadoxSelf DeceptionConstraint
Quote by Dalai Lama: I don't want to be a prisoner in a palace, living in such a constricted way - too tight!...
I don't want to be a prisoner in a palace, living in such a constricted way - too tight!
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— Dalai Lama
FreedomConstraintLife
Quote by Rabindranath Tagore: I have on my table a violin string. It is free to move in any direction I like. If I twist one end, ...
I have on my table a violin string. It is free to move in any direction I like. If I twist one end, it responds; it is free. But it is not free to sing. So I take it and fix it into my violin. I bind it and when it is bound, it is free for the first time to sing.
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— Rabindranath Tagore
FreedomConstraintPurposeCreativityDisciplinePotentialArt
Quote by Henry David Thoreau: It is an unfortunate discovery certainly, that of a law which binds us where we did not know before ...
It is an unfortunate discovery certainly, that of a law which binds us where we did not know before that we were bound.
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— Henry David Thoreau
LawFreedomDiscoveryConstraint