Abstain Quotes

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The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how much more needful… — Benedict of Nursia
ChristÂ sayeth not, Abstain from the flesh, from marrying, from housekeeping, etc., asÂ the Papists teach, for that were even to invite the devil and… — Martin Luther
I'm pro responsible choice. You know, there is choice to abstain, choice to do contraception. There are all kinds of good choices — Sharron Angle
The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting… — William Henry Harrison
If unable to abstain from drinking, a man may get drunk three times a month; if he does it more than three times he is… — Genghis Khan
Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look,… — Abraham Cahan
We live only to dance. If living were not an essential prerequisite, we would abstain. — Toni Bentley
I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing… — John Nelson Darby
It is true that the reluctance to abstain from animal food, in those who have been long accustomed to its stimulus, is so great in… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
If he be really and seriously seeking to live a good life, the first thing from which he will abstain will always be the use… — Leo Tolstoy
I am conscious that meat eatingis not in accordance with the finer feelings,and I abstain from it whenever I can. — Albert Schweitzer
We urge President Bush to abstain from the National Missile Defense, just as we urge China, India and Pakistan to discontinue their nuclear arsenals. — Anna Lindh
The more princes abstain from touching the wealth of their people, the greater will be their resources in the wants of the state. — Unknown Author
I hold it to be of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words towards any one, for neither the one nor… — Niccolo Machiavelli
To abstain from the enjoyment which is in our power, or to seek distant rather than immediate results, are among the most painful exertions of… — Nassau William Senior
Let hunger sharpen your awareness. Abstain liquor and frivolous recreation, which dull the mind and weaken the body. — Unknown Author
Boys should abstain from all use of wine until their eighteenth year, for it is wrong to add fire to fire. — Plato
He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet abstain, and yet distinguish, and yet prefer that which… — John Milton
The Gingerbread House has four walls, a roof, a door, a window, and a chimney. It is decorated with many sweet culinary delights on the… — Vera Nazarian
Temperance referred not abstaining, but going the right length and no further...of course it may be the duty of a particular Christian, or any Christian,… — C.S. Lewis

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