To set the mind above the appetites is the end of abstinence, which if not a virtue, is the groundwork of a… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“The great sexual energy that one has on abstinence can be transformed into art, poetry, dance, and inventions.” — Girdhar Joshi Copy Share Image
Satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence! Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams! Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“From another visitor to Yasnaya Polyana we learn that Tolstoy and his two daughters are vegetarians. The young countesses do not object… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, a time to reflect on one's life and purpose while abstaining from bad habits. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Chastity, like honesty, is a civic as well as a personal virtue. When a society loses chastity, it begins to destroy itself. — J. William Schickel Copy Share Image
“The wise treat horniness like a hiccup; the foolish, like an asthma attack.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Tea's proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Wait, just wait a little longer, 'cause maybe someday I will be ready, and when that day comes, we'll both be happy… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it’s true that in our sex-saturated culture it does take a certain amount of self-discipline to resist having sex, but restraint… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
