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2. “Never show anger, ill temper, or vengefulness, all disruptive emotions that will make people defensive. In the politics of large groups, welcome adversity as a chance to show the charming qualities of magnanimity and poise. Let others get flustered and upset – the contrast will redound to your favor. Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.”
Robert Greene
Emotional Poise, Conflict Strategy, Self-restraint, Leadership Calm, Magnanimity, Balance
4. “The ability to control impulse is the base of will and character. By the same token, the root of altruism lies in empathy, the ability to read emotions in others; lacking a sense of another’s need or despair, there is no caring. And if there are any two moral stances that our times call for, they are precisely these, self-restraint and compassion.” Daniel Goleman Self-Restraint, Empathy, Altruism, Compassion, Mindset, Morals
6. “She seemed to fold into herself, like a pleated wing. Her pain antagonized me. I wanted to open her up, crisp her edges, ram a stick down that hunched and curving spine, force her to stand erect and spit the misery out on the streets. But she held it in where it could lap up into her eyes.” Toni Morrison Emotional Struggle, Personal Pain, Self-restraint, Struggle, Pain, Restraint
Self-restraint Quotes by Famous Authors
2. “Never show anger, ill temper, or vengefulness, all disruptive emotions that will make people defensive. In the politics of large groups, welcome adversity as a chance to show the charming qualities of magnanimity and poise. Let others get flustered and upset – the contrast will redound to your favor. Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.”
Robert Greene Emotional Poise, Conflict Strategy, Self-restraint, Leadership Calm, Magnanimity, Balance
4. “The ability to control impulse is the base of will and character. By the same token, the root of altruism lies in empathy, the ability to read emotions in others; lacking a sense of another’s need or despair, there is no caring. And if there are any two moral stances that our times call for, they are precisely these, self-restraint and compassion.”
Daniel Goleman Self-Restraint, Empathy, Altruism, Compassion, Mindset, Morals
6. “She seemed to fold into herself, like a pleated wing. Her pain antagonized me. I wanted to open her up, crisp her edges, ram a stick down that hunched and curving spine, force her to stand erect and spit the misery out on the streets. But she held it in where it could lap up into her eyes.”
Toni Morrison Emotional Struggle, Personal Pain, Self-restraint, Struggle, Pain, Restraint
