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GoodnessRestraintHuman NatureMoralityPerfection On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

George Orwell

ViolenceNonviolenceRestraintEthicsConflict The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.

Theodore Roosevelt

LimitationInhibitionRestraintFear How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

Florence Nightingale

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

Mahatma Gandhi

GovernanceSimplicityRestraint Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

Lao Tzu

CommunicationRestraintBrevity Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

Epictetus

SilenceRestraintWisdom He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

Lao Tzu

RestraintModerationBalance Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Saint Augustine

WisdomControlRestraintThoughtfulness It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Henry David Thoreau

IntroversionShynessReserveRestraintQuiet Strength I am an introvert; privately I am very shy, and I don't speak unless I have to.

Greta Thunberg

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