Self Restraint Quotes

“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”
― Zeno of Citium

“Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“He wanted to take Homer Wells in his arms, and hug him, and kiss him, but he could only hope that Homer understood how much Dr. Larch's self-esteem was dependent on his self-control.”
― John Irving, The Cider House Rules

“The power of attention is much greater than the force of self-restraint.”
― Charles Eisenstein, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

“Conceal your learning from the company

Never display your learning, but on particular occasions. Reserve it for learned men, and let even these rather extort it from you, than appear forward to display it. Hence you will be deemed modest, and reputed to possess more knowledge than you really have. Never seem wiser or more learned than your company. The man who affects to display his learning, will be frequently questioned; and if found superficial, will be ridiculed and despised; if otherwise, he will be deemed a pedant. Nothing can lessen real merit (which will always shew itself) in the opinion of the world, but an ostentatious display by its possessor.”
― Lord Chesterfield

“Even if the body wants, so long as your character is strong, you'll never go astray.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vatican Virus: The Forbidden Fiction

“Conceal your learning from the company.

Never display your learning, but on particular occasions. Reserve it for learned men, and let even these rather extort it from you, than appear forward to display it. Hence you will be deemed modest, and reputed to possess more knowledge than you really have. Never seem wiser or more learned than your company. The man who affects to display his learning, will be frequently questioned; and if found superficial, will be ridiculed and despised; if otherwise, he will be deemed a pedant. Nothing can lessen real merit (which will always shew itself) in the opinion of the world, but an ostentatious display by its possessor.”
― Lord Chesterfield

“People boast about having a gentle soul. I'll tell you right away, I am not gentle, I am the pinnacle of everything that is violent in nature. Yet nobody has ever seen me violent - you know why? Because gentleness is not the absence of violence, gentleness is the mastery over violence.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Self-regulation is not caution, it is an act of course-correction.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“There is no greater contentment than the feeling of victory over your own savagery.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Karadeniz Chronicle: The Novel

“I hate violence - you know why, because I'm afraid - terribly afraid – every single minute of my existence - I'm afraid of myself - I'm afraid of my own rage - I'm afraid, that if I raise my hand at someone, there won't be any trace of them left.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Şehit Sevda Society: Even in Death I Shall Live

“When individual needs are in control, the world has all the abundance it needs.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“Every single public figure on earth who has something to gain from your lack of self-restraint will continue to peddle self-obsession in the name of self-love, freedom and so on, but know that these so-called popular personalities are no more unfragmented than those white nationalist, gun-bearing dirtballs.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“Moderation is not restriction, moderation is jubilation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier

“We are an unfinished masterpiece of Mother Nature. You know why she didn't finish it? Because she wanted us to cast the deciding vote in how we turn out to be.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race

“Handcrafted Humanity Sonnet 19

It takes awareness to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes moderation to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes regulation to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes restraint to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes gentleness to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
It takes humility to be human,
To be animal it takes none.
Everything civilized starts with awareness.
But if you like being animal let go off all restraint.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

“I hate getting mad, for when I get mad, compared to me Escobar seems like a chocolate bar.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Woman Over World: The Novel

“Nobody is to discipline your life. But you must learn to discipline yourself.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting

“I am a very violent person,
Yet nobody has seen my violence.
I've kept it overwhelmed all my life,
With a heart full of gentleness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amor Apocalypse: Canım Sana İhtiyacım

“A pompous, arrogant, narcissistic intellectual came up to me at a conference and said rather boastfully.

"You must feel really good about yourself to be the nice guy all the time! But let me tell you something - it takes balls to say what's really on your mind. You might have heard, the best defense is a good offense..."

He went on and on for a while, and the more he spoke the more his intolerant nature became evident. I listened to everything he had to say, then heaved a soft sight, and replied with a smile.

"You are absolutely right! Ama senin gibi şerefsiz olmak insanın lazım yok - porque, no soy un hijo de puta como tú - nu okka chetta na kodakkala behave cheskovachhu, kaani naaku anthaa scene ledu."

He looked rather annoyed, because all my words went over his head, so he flared out, "don't beat around the bush, man - say, what you want to say!"

I spoke calmly. "I'd love to speak my mind, but I wouldn't want to give anyone an inferiority complex. Bad behavior don't make us cool, it only exposes the fool we are. If bad behavior made the world better, we'd already be living in utopia, instead of still struggling for basic human rights."

I didn't want the argument to linger any longer, so I asked him to join me for lunch. You see, self-regulation is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It doesn't take any character for the animal to be animal, but the true test of character is to behave human, upon conquering our inner animal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“Self-regulation is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It doesn't take any character for the animal to be animal, but the true test of character is to behave human, upon conquering our inner animal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“You are a songbird wreathed in flames, but you need to learn how to slow down and breathe if you're ever going to learn how to fly.”
― Courtney M. Privett, The Crystal Lattice

“Moderation is the key to sustainable health.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“Gentleness is not the absence of violence, gentleness is the mastery over violence.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Get to know the animal within,
World will know the human outside.
Resist no more the darkness within,
World will wake up to a dawn divine.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Self mastery is the greatest mastery.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Greatest freedom is to know when to restrain yourself.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“In English we say:
charity covers a multitude of sins.
In Naskarian we say:
correction prevents a multitude of injustice.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat

“That’s the kind of self-restraint Alex Nilsen has.
He could be starving in a desert, and if the wrong person held out a glass of water to him, he’d nod politely and say no, thanks.”
― Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation

“When I'm pissed at somebody's stupidity, I don't get rude, cruel or violent, I get extremely patronizing, unbearably brotherly, that's my way of not losing control.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop