Frances Gray Patton famous quotes

Restraint is the better part of beauty.
-- Frances Gray Patton

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empathy, the least comfortable of human emotions.
-- Frances Gray Patton

#Empathy #Emotion #Humans

To tell an adult exactly what steps to take towards his salvation was apt to weaken him. It deprived him of his inalienable right to trial and error which was tonic to the character.
-- Frances Gray Patton

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The hardest thing for me is restraint.

Things aren't right. If a burglar breaks into your home and you shoot him, he can sue you. For what, restraint of trade?

We tolerate, even promote, many things we once regarded as evil, wrong, or immoral. And then we seek "explanations" for an act that seems beyond comprehension. Remove societal restraints on some evils and one can expect the demons to be freed to conduct other evil acts.

Liberty has restraints but no frontiers.

such is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment.

Restraint is the better part of beauty.

Wiseguy for its time was good. It was really good. And it holds up still. But a lot of the restraints have been taken off now.

People don't deserve the restraint we show by not going into delirium in front of them.

The borrowers will always be willing to take a great deal for themselves. It’s up to the lenders to show restraint, and when they lose it, watch out.

Vibrancy is only as effective as the mastering of restraint.