The backwardness of our religious and social developments is undoubtedly holding back the development of the intellectual and political levels. Carroll Quigley
You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid. Franz Kafka
You never lose by loving, you lose by holding back. Barbara De Angelis
some people meet the way the sky meets the earth, inevitably, and there is no stopping or holding back their love. It exists in a finished world, beyond the reach of common sense. Louise Erdrich
People aren't always themselves. They're always holding back something. Garth Brooks
Speak with a true heart, holding back your evil passions. South American Proverb