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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. — Marcus Aurelius

Really now: If you can't get me my newspaper on time, how can you expect me to refrain from killing people? — Jeff Lindsay

Any ignorant fool can fail to turn someone else into a frog. You have to be clever to refrain from doing it when you know how easy it is. — Terry Pratchett

That, Senators, is what a favour from gangs amounts to. They refrain from murdering someone; then they boast that they have spared him! — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Let us ask what is best - not what is customary. Let us love temperance - let us be just - let us refrain from bloodshed. — Seneca The Younger

There is no more slippery task than to refrain from thinking of something. — Robin Hobb

Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain. — John Heywood

Affirmation for Today: I am strong enough to refrain from killing any or all members of my family. — Susan Donovan

Sometimes,
you must refrain from doing things you want so bad. — Toba Beta

Refrain from being too judgmental. You'll often be surprised by what people have to offer. — Lisa Ling

Refrain from giving the child information she already knows. — Adele Faber

New Year's resolution: To refrain from saying witty, unkind things, unless they are really witty and irreparably damaging. — James Agate

With increased self-awareness comes focus... We become selective. We refrain from jumping to grab every opportunity that comes on our way... — Assegid Habtewold

It is professional snobbery that refrains training rookies. — Aniruddha Sastikar

I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain. — Alan Bennett

I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could not refrain from telling such people so. — Gloria Swanson

You wanna know something," was Dad's refrain while we were growing up, "get a book." Of course,he predates Google, but it stuck with me. — Melissa Jensen

I refrain from lots of things I love, like cheese and carbs. I eat plenty of greens every day, my favorite being watercress. — Chloe Sevigny

Where there is asakti [infatuation], there accusations cannot refrain from happening. That is indeed the nature of asakti [infatuation]. — Dada Bhagwan

Even with the right political climate, would the wrong people refrain from doing the wrong thing? — William A. Dembski

Should we then not expect lions to refrain from killing antelopes, 'for the good of the mammals'? — Richard Dawkins

No man ever believes with a true and saving faith unless God incline his heart, and no man when God does incline his heart can refrain from believing. — Blaise Pascal

Start with a simple request, making it the refrain of your day: 'God, open the eyes of my heart.' This journey must be Spirit-led, every day. — Ann Voskamp

We always build on the past; the past always tries to stop us. — Lawrence Lessig

Should government refrain from regulation (taxation), the worthlessness of the money becomes apparent and the fraud can no longer be concealed. — John Maynard Keynes

True science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain. — Claude Bernard

I know a flute player is technically called a "flautist," but something about it sounds a little sketchy, as does "pianist," so I will refrain. — Julie Halpern

Remember the refrain: We always build on the past; the past always tries to stop us. Freedom is about stopping the past, but we have lost that ideal. — Lawrence Lessig

It is a bigger miracle to be patient and refrain from anger than it is to control the demons which fly through the air. — John Cassian

A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

To work in the world is hard, to refrain from all unnecessary work is even harder. — Nisargadatta Maharaj

The key [regarding sprinting] is to focus on the brief, intense, all-out aspect and refrain from a prolonged session that leads to exhaustion. — Mark Sisson

If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so. — Andre Gide

If you want to, you can share my teaching refrain: I can't want you to succeed more than you do. — Tim Gunn

Regrets won't change anything. Don't Reject yourself. Just Refrain from what you did badly; repent and move on. — Israelmore Ayivor

Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain. — Jean De La Fontaine

A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand. — Seneca The Younger

Those who believe everything they read probably should refrain from reading. — Matt

It's sad that we live in a society that has the refrain 'thank God it's Friday, that means you despise 5/7ths of your life. — Wendell Berry

I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think. — Margrethe II Of Denmark

Refrain from all anger and passion. — Marcus Aurelius

If someone in my life could grow with confrontation and feedback, why would I choose to refrain? — Paula Heller Garland

I encourage young people to refrain from putting themselves in dangerous situations in the name of validating themselves sexually. — Christopher Rice

I've always been ... charming." Prince Baldair smiled at her, and she didn't even refrain from rolling her eyes. — Elise Kova

It is good to exercise patience. But never let your patience be the type that will keep you refrained from acting. — Israelmore Ayivor

Because I am well read, I know what a terrible cliche it is to shout, "I *hate* you. I never *asked* to be born," so I refrain. — Caitlin Moran

Refrain from throwing your bicycle in public. It shows poor upbringing — Jacquie Phelan

For me to dominate the Congress in spite of these fundamental differences is almost a species of violence which I must refrain from. — Mahatma Gandhi

I did not foresee my words becoming such a reverie of mimic and refrain. — Joshua Kryah

We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they refrain. — Osama Bin Laden

So you students of the Way should immediately refrain from conceptual thought. — P'ei Hsiu

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action. — Pythagoras

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour. — Gichin Funakoshi

Refrain from allowing your mind to wander toward other people's goals or to focus away from your own. — Pat Croce

If only the ruler and his people would refrain from harming each other, all the benefits of life would accumulate in the kingdom. — Wayne W. Dyer

Refrain tonight And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence: the next more easy; For use alomost can change the stamp of nature — William Shakespeare

Don't be blurred by impulse, to avoid regrets, refrain from doing things that will make you regret. — Michael Bassey Johnson

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction. — Evelyn Waugh

I cannot refrain from saying that women must come to recognize there is some function of womanhood other than being a child-bearing machine. — Margaret Sanger

So beautiful that he could not refrain from moving his lips towards her ... — Marcel Proust

The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others. — Dalai Lama

On the set of Besharam I had to refrain from smoking, out of respect for my parents — Ranbir Kapoor

When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man. — Don Williams

Of my grandfather Verus I have learned to be gentle and meek, and to refrain from all anger and passion. — Marcus Aurelius

Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain. — Horace

Without sanctifying grace it is not possible to refrain long from mortal sin. — Thomas Aquinas

If you will refrain from telling any lies about the Republican Party, I'lll promise not to tell the truth about the Democrats. — Chauncey Depew

The Verse-Refrain form starts with a context before the topic that the Refrain is talking about happens. — Ryan Cayabyab

17. To pursue the unattainable is insanity, yet the thoughtless can never refrain from doing so. — Marcus Aurelius

It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud. — Orson Scott Card

Who could refrain,
That had a heart to love, and in that heart
Courage to make love known? — William Shakespeare

Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings. — Kenneth Grahame

Your stamina is impressive," he commented. There was a beat of silence and Sin said with a scoff, "I could say something, but I'll refrain. — Santino Hassell

We may enjoy abundance of peace if we refrain from busying ourselves with the sayings and doings of others, and things which concern not ourselves. — Thomas A Kempis

Refrain from drink which is the source of all evil-and the ruin of half the workmen in this Country. — George Washington

The public is increasingly disgusted with a steady diet of defamation, and prepared to reward those who refrain from it. — Mitch Daniels

Shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain my tongue? Ah, no! — Maria W. Stewart

If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good. — Dalai Lama

The changes in her are like music missing the refrain. The song's transformed, though what's left remains familiar. — Corrine Jackson

To refrain and desist from interfering with terminal cancer patients, in their use of Laetrile acquired through the 'Affidavit System. — Luther L. Bohanon

It was all Mrs. Waddington could do to refrain from hurling a bust of Edgar Allan Poe at her head. — P.G. Wodehouse

Sometimes I'm overcome with such an aversion to human beings that I can barely refrain from retching. — Franz Kafka

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains. — Mason Cooley

The audience is requested not to refrain from talking during the overture. Otherwise they will know all the tunes before the opera begins. — Ralph Vaughan Williams

When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack. — Jack Henry Abbott

I try to refrain from the alarmist statement, really I do. It's bad for the liver and worries the dog, who has plenty enough to worry about as it is. — Christopher Buckley

Well, thanks for not shooting anyone, I guess", said Marcus. "My contribution was to somehow refrain from peeing myself. You can thank me later. — Dan Wells

A hint: perhaps in this case, you should refrain from throwing the book at the audience when you finish. — Annie Barrows

So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do - the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble. — Robert Greene

To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck. — Gautama Buddha

The way to do away with war is for those who do not want war, who regard participation in it a sin, to refrain from fighting. — Leo Tolstoy

Refrain from reckless and thoughtless actions. Be as calm and judicious as a mountain. — Choi Hong Hi

Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all the pictures out. — Hilaire Belloc

I am a very shy person who is just close to himself. So I would refrain from talking about my personal life. — N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. — Pema Chodron

It is proper netiquette to refrain from using all capital letters in internet correspondence. NetworkEtiquette — David Chiles

True life begins when you resolve not to quit, downplay failure, stop apologizing of who you're, and refrain from appeasing others. Begin living! — Assegid Habtewold

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue. — Horace

If you can, serve other people, other sentient beings. If not, at least refrain from harming them. I think that is the whole basis of my philosophy. — Dalai Lama XIV

The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner. — Margaret Halsey