Abstain Quotes

92 quotes by 75 authors

As a general rule, I abstain from reading reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly… — Abraham Lincoln
Though a man cannot abstain from being weak, he may from being vicious. — Joseph Addison
When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it. — Zoroaster
If someone knows from experience that daily Communion increases fervor without lessening reverence, then let him go every day. But if someone finds that reverence… — Thomas Aquinas
If I don't drive around the park, I'm pretty sure to make my mark. If I'm in bed each night by ten, I may get… — Dorothy Parker
In early Judaism, the priesthood was maintained within various families and passed down from father to son, thus necessitating marriage. But this is the old… — Michael Coren
All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to… — James F. Cooper
Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. — Epictetus
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains. — Francois Rabelais
I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all,… — Elaine Stritch
The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
To abstain from condemning a torturer, is to become an accessory to the torture and murder of his victims. — Ayn Rand
If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, church, and your king, you are conventionally held… — Bertrand Russell
So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have… — Epictetus
Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too weak to abstain… — Marcus Aurelius
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry… — Mark Twain
To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude. — Simone de Beauvoir
Servile, and base, and mercenary, is the notion of Christian practice among the bulk of nominal Christians. They give no more than they dare not… — William Wilberforce
There is simply no other choice than this: either to abstain from interference in the free play of the market, or to delegate the entire… — Ludwig von Mises

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