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Jesus was restrained by the Father to do only what the Father was doing, and You are to be restrained by the Spirit to do only what Jesus is doing! — Eric Ludy

Plants and animals repeat routine, but men who are not restrained will go into the future like explorers into a new country. — Rose Wilder Lane

The power of a king was not absolute, after all: it could be restrained by the will of the people. — Ken Follett

She smiled at the idea of being a captive princess in the rookeries, or a restrained mouse in the glitter of the ton. — Michelle Diener

No. No, I don't want my hands restrained."
"Yes. You do. — Cherise Sinclair

The ungodly are not half so restrained in their blasphemy as we are in our praise. — Charles Spurgeon

May I consider the wise man rich, and may I have such wealth as only the self-restrained man can bear or endure. — Socrates

Jem restrained me from further questions. He said Atticus was still touchous about us and the Radleys and it wouldn't do to push him any. Jem — Harper Lee

If I find out that Whin has been sedated or restrained I'll ride you naked through the streets of Imre like a little pink pony. — Patrick Rothfuss

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language. — Robert Fripp

One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness. — Mary Ritter Beard

smiling a smile full of things restrained — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal. — Samuel Richardson

What was the good of restrained laughter; it made a mockery of the entire practice of laughing. — Jean Plaidy

There hung about her the restrained energy of a whiplash. — Agatha Christie

I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control, I would be restrained. — Walt Disney

Hayden embodied everything I wasn't but wanted to be. I spent my entire life trying to color inside the lines, only to wind up restrained by them. — Helena Hunting

Naked and restrained, this darkness cannot be contained, you, my esclave, have been claimed.. — Pepper Winters

Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all true morality. — Swami Vivekananda

All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Peace is restrained; this is free. — Veronica Roth

I have, perhaps, a slave-like constitution which is too easily restrained by bonds; it then becomes rebellious and bursts out in a comic revolution. — Saul Bellow

I like period drama because everyone is so restrained, but they have all these emotions raging underneath. — Jenna-Louise Coleman

You will eat not to satisfy your palate but your hunger. A self-indulgent man lives to eat; a self-restrained man eats to live. — Mahatma Gandhi

One must learn to give up momentary, uncertain and destructive pleasure for delayed, restrained, but dependable pleasure. — Sigmund Freud

The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. — George Mason

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. — Seneca.

Not exactly hit them, but I've restrained a few people. — Chuck Zito

There's nothing wrong with keeping quiet, after all, hadn't women traditionally been expected to be demure and restrained? — Han Kang

Levana knelt. She glowed with anticipation. Her lips trembled with a restrained smile. Her eyes were feasting on the crown as Kai turned toward her. — Marissa Meyer

Governments can be useful to the governed only so long as inherent tendencies toward tyranny are restrained. — Frank Herbert

Time glides away and as we get older through the noiseless years; the days flee and are restrained by no reign. — Ovid

I sometimes ponder on variation form and it seems to me it ought to be more restrained, purer. — Johannes Brahms

That's the one nice thing about being a dork about men: you can sometimes play it off as restrained and classy. — Mindy Kaling

Peace is restrained. — Veronica Roth

True humility is not in the absence of confidence but strength restrained. — Bill Johnson

Every once in a while Carlos broke out of restrained cop mode and got poetic. I found it a bit charming and a whole lot disconcerting. — Juliet Blackwell

... he remained restrained and strangely composed. It was a composure born of extreme provocation. It stemmed from a lucidity that lies beyond rage. — Arundhati Roy

Dance releases energy mobilized by the fight-or-flight stress response that was otherwise restrained. — Judith Lynne Hanna

It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting. — Margaret Hamilton

Wit, like hunger, will be with great difficulty restrained from falling on vice and ignorance, where there is great plenty and variety of food. — Henry Fielding

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. — William Blake

Beating yourself up over every perceived mistake is the work of an internal abuser who must be restrained and reformed. — Bryant McGill

Fancy restrained may be compared to a fountain, which plays highest by diminishing the aperture. — Oliver Goldsmith

Laws abridging the natural right of the citizen should be restrained by rigorous constructions within their narrowest limits. — Thomas Jefferson

It is just an illusion of freedom. We are, perhaps, as free as a railway carriage. — Venugopal Gupta

In my life, the strongest evidence of any fandom is 'Sherlock' - 'Hobbit' fans are positively restrained. — Martin Freeman

It's amazing how willingly one can tell to a new face, and how restrained one may be from telling a familiar one. — Lauren Lola

If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates. — Joseph Smith Jr.

Henry says. He mimes a javelin throw: though in the restrained way — Hilary Mantel

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work. — Mark McKinnon