Krishna. Hero long-armed! beyond denial, hard Man's heart is to restrain, and wavering; Yet may it grow restrained by habit, Prince! By wont of self-command. This Yog, I say, Cometh not lightly to th' ungoverned ones; But he who will be master of himself Shall win it, if he stoutly strive thereto.BhG 6.10 · Bhagavad Gita
BhG 6.10
Bhagavad Gita · translated by Edwin Arnold
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In the body restraint is good, good is restraint in speech, in thought restraint is good, good is restraint in all things. A Bhikshu, restrained in all things, is freed from all pain.Dhp 25.361 · Dhammapada · The Bhikshu (Mendicant)
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;2 Peter 1:6 · Bible · 2 Peter
But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,Quran 79:40 · Quran
“Your noble vigour, O my friends, restrain; Nor weary out your generous strength in vain. Ye both have won: let others who excel, Now prove that prowess you have proved so well.”Iliad 23.54 · Iliad · 23
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