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«One almost expects [one of the players] to peer into the monitor and politely request viewers to refrain from munching so loudly on cheese and crackers while the golfers are trying to read the greens.»
«My delegation cannot refrain from speaking on this question-we who have such an intimate knowledge of boxcars and of deportations to unknown destinations that we cannot be silent.»
«The good conscience of the wicked rest on all the villainies they refrain form committing.»
«The essence of Buddhism is if you can, help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.»
Author: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
| Keywords:
Buddhism, hurting, if not, refrain, refrained, refraining, refrains
«Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.»
«Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.»
«Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.»
«The generality of men are naturally swayed more by fear than by reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
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foulness, generalities, generality, naturally, refrain, refrained, refraining, refrains, reverence, swayed, swaying, sways
«Refrain from asking what is going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.»
«Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover... refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.»
Author: Norman Vincent Peale
(Clergyman, Writer)
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canny, double talk, refrain, Say Anything, shrewd
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