#Restraint Quotes

“Not stepping over the bounds of modesty.”

“Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.”

“I want to say words that flame as I say them, but I keep quiet and don't try to make both words fit in one mouthful.”

“If you have five elements available use only four. If you have four elements use three.”

“Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.”

“Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.”

“Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it.”

“In caring for others and serving heaven,There is nothing like using restraint.”

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

“Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain.”

“You shall abstain, shall abstain. That is the eternal song.”

“Restraint never ruins one's health.”

“I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.”

“Although there are weapons for tens and hundreds of soldiers, they will not be used.”

“Stretch the bow to the very full, and you will wish you had stopped in time.”

“Human nature, essentially changeable, as unstable as the dust, can endure no restraint; if it binds itself it soon begins to tear madly at its bonds, until it rends everything asunder, the wall, the bonds, and its very self.”