Restrains Quotes

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor. - Henry Louis Mencken

We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance. - Joseph De Maistre

Until Congress sets priorities and restrains overall spending, members will continue to get failed ratings for protecting the interests of taxpayers. - Tom Schatz

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. - George Washington

The scientific imagination always restrains itself within the limits of probability. - Thomas Huxley

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is ... that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. - Adam Smith

The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind. - William Blackstone

That should please me because I have been in business for 31 years and that law doesn't pertain to me -- but it doesn't please me because it restrains trade. - Jim Alexander