Abstinence Quotes

126 Abstinence quotes by 96 unique authors

While one may lose much because of avarice, nothing was ever accomplished by abstinence. — Unknown Author
If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is… — Leo Tolstoy
It is horrible! It is not the suffering and the death of the animals that is horrible, but the fact that the man without any… — Leo Tolstoy
When a married person uses pornography, or is unfaithful, it compromises not just his (or her) purity, but also compromises the spouse's purity. As a… — Christine O'Donnell
It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted. — Aristippus
Conservatives, who have presumed that the key to preventing AIDS is abstinence-only education, and liberals, who have focused on distribution of condoms, should both note… — Nicholas D. Kristof
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he… — Herbert Kalmus
Atheism is a religion the way abstinence is a sex position. — Bill Maher
Love is the creative refinement of sex energy. And so, when love reaches perfection, the absence of sex automatically follows. A life of love, an… — Rajneesh
Sexual intercourse is a gift that says, "Do not open until marriage." If you've already unwrapped it, wrap it up again! — Molly Kelly
Sex is essentially deep. We become what we do with our bodies, and there is no deeper act than sex. — Dietrich von Hildebrand
How do we want our air? Pure. How do we want our water? Pure. How do we want sex on our wedding night? Pure. — Molly Kelly
Purity perceives and respects the character of sex-its depth, seriousness, intimacy, and true home within wedded love, which alone makes possible the total and mutual… — Dietrich von Hildebrand
You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy. I would go a month, two months, without having sex. It worked for me… — Jake LaMotta
Nothing is so much to be shunned as sex relations. — Saint Augustine
I don't want my wife to sleep with anyone but me, and I want to give her the same respect. — Unknown Author
Treat your date with the respect and purity you hope your future spouse will have. Keep in mind how you will expect a young man… — Jason Evert
If your heart says, "Maybe I shouldn't be doing this," listen to your heart, pray for strength, and get out of the situation immediately. — Jason Evert
If you own pornography of any kind, for the love of your future spouse, trash it immediately. — Jason Evert
If by how you dress, you are saying to guys, "Hey, look at my body," why would a guy want to get to know you? — Jason Evert
Idiots must stop claiming that atheism is a religion. Religion is defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. And atheism… — Bill Maher
Once a man has tasted creative action, then thereafter, no matter how safely he schools himself in patience, he is restive, acutely dissatisfied with anything… — Jean Toomer
Tea's proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use exercise, and will… — Samuel Johnson
Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now! — Anton Szandor LaVey
Abstinence. It didn't even sound comfortable. — Stephanie Laurens

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