#strain

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

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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened. ↗

— Madame de Stael

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Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. ↗

— Confucius

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He wanted to take Homer Wells in his arms, and hug him, and kiss him, but he could only hope that Homer understood how much Dr. Larch's self-esteem was dependent on his self-control. ↗

— John Irving

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There is no stopping the world's tendency to throw off imposed restraints, the religious authority that is based on the ignorance of the many, the political authority that is based on the knowledge of the few. ↗

— Van Wyck Brooks

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Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint. ↗

— Robert Delaunay

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A person in my position has to restrain himself. ↗

— Vin Diesel

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For what the lover would, that would the beloved; what she would ask of him that should he go before to grant. Without accord such as this, love is but a bond and a constraint. ↗

— Marie de France

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Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development. ↗

— Nan Hayworth

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