Abstain Quotes

92 Abstain quotes by 75 unique authors

I abstain from any kind of release for six weeks before a fight, no self-pleasure, nothing. Even in my dreams, I'll be about to have… — David Haye
Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing… — Hippocrates
I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from… — Hippocrates
I have consistently urged my friends to abstain from reading it. — Winston Churchill
If one class of society is obliged, in order to live, to take any price for its services, while another can abstain from such action… — Emile Durkheim
I am obliged to renounce violence, and abstain from it altogether. — Leo Tolstoy
I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Shall we not, then, lay down a law, in the first place, that boys shall abstain altogether from wine till their eighteenth year, thereby teaching… — Plato
There is, however, one other human right which is infrequently mentioned but which seems to be destined to become very important: this is the right,… — Albert Einstein
What wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear without the knowledge of evil? He that can apprehend and consider vice with all… — John Milton
Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain. — Michael Douglas
Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the greatest austerity. We… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days. — Mata Amritanandamayi
In doubt if an action is just, abstain. — Zoroaster
When you are in doubt abstain. — Zoroaster
The Christian must abstain from sin. It is as simple and direct as that. You have no right to say, 'I am weak, I cannot,… — Martyn
Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just as we fast with our… — Dorotheus of Gaza
Thou shalt abstain, Renounce, refrain. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You shall abstain, shall abstain. That is the eternal song. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To abstain that we may enjoy is the epicurianism of reason. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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