restraint Quotes (12)

“It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”

“It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.”

“Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.”

“It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.”

“When you doubt, abstain.”

“Don't spur a willing horse.”

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.”

“The critic should describe, and not prescribe.”

“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.”

“To speak much and to speak well are two different things.”

“However good the advice, do not give it at length.”

“When angry, count to ten; if still angry, count to a hundred.”