Abstinence Quotes

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Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy. — Voltaire
Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather… — John Stuart Mill
Once you'd broken through that invisible barrier that separates one person from another, you were connected forever, whether you liked it or not. — Tom Perrotta
You never see animals going through the absurd and often horrible fooleries of magic and religion. . . . Dogs do not ritually urinate in… — Aldous Huxley
It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance… — Joseph Heller
Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat, Of habits devil, is angel yet in this, That… — William Shakespeare
Aye, well, he'll be wed a long time," he said callously. "Do him no harm to keep his breeches on for one night. And they… — Diana Gabaldon
You're quite right there," he said. "I have practiced abstinence myself for years, and had my time of fasting, too, but now I find myself… — Hermann Hesse
Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one… — Barbara Kingsolver
If you asked twenty good men to-day what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked… — C.S. Lewis
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
Refrain to-night; And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence, the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp… — William Shakespeare
Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult. — Samuel Johnson
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. — William Temple
How will it be with us in the future life, when everything that has gratified us in this world: riches, honors, food and drink, dress,… — John of Kronstadt
Most cultures traditionally link food and spirituality directly with periodic restrictions and celebrations punctuating the year. Abstinence from particular foods or full-on fasting is part… — Marcus Samuelsson
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — Saint Augustine
A rich man cannot enjoy a sound mind nor a sound body without exercise and abstinence; and yet these are truly the worst ingredients of… — Henry Home
What I learned from this movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights: Abstinence can be a very good thing. Especially from box offices where this film… — Joel Siegel
Well, I think that abstinence has its place as part of a comprehensive health and sex education curriculum. It would be wrong to exclude abstinence… — Kerry Healey

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