Religion Quote by Andrew Davidson

It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.

— Benedict of Nursia

Abstinence is many times very helpful to the end of religion.

— John Tillotson

Plato feels that ethical abstinences and austerities are essential preconditions for the cleansing and opening of the eye of the soul.

— Thomas McEvilley

Abstinence is the surety of temperance.

— Plato

Abstinence for me is about romance. It has nothing to do with my relationship with God. It's definitely a bonus in that department, but…

— Jessica Simpson

It is purity of spirit that will keep corruption from the flesh

— Mark Lawrence

“The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the recollection of…

— Oscar Wilde

The spirit is willing but the flesh is spongy and bruised.

— Zapp Brannigan

“That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures,…

— Benjamin Franklin

The spirit, like the body, can be strengthened and developed by frequent exercise. Just as the body, if neglected, grows weaker and finally impotent,…

— Wassily Kandinsky

“The secular, for all its goodness, does not defend itself very well against mindless and perpetual consumption. It cries out to be offered by…

— Robert Farrar Capon

“Everytime you’re denying the flesh, you’re feeding and making the spirit stronger.”

— Jeanette Coron