"Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but……" — George Bernard Shaw

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• An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining,… — Andrei Tarkovsky
• Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace.… — Julien Benda
• Temperance referred not abstaining, but going the right length and no further...of course it may be the duty of a… — C.S. Lewis
• Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to… — Ibn Ata Allah
• Jesus isn't coming for a church that's gritting her teeth, struggling to stay free from sin, secretly wishing she could… — Mike Bickle
• As for drugs, it annoys me that people think it`s the worst thing in the world compared with, say, not… — Lily Allen
• Virtue is not to be considered in the light of mere innocence, or abstaining from harm; but as the exertion… — Joseph Butler
• Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket. — W.C. Fields
• Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace.… — Herman Wouk
• The Supreme Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, perseverance in the yoga of knowledge, charity, sense restraint, sacrifice, study of… — Bhagavad Gita
• Every human being will have to go before Jesus and give an account of the life they lived. What will… — Creflo Dollar
• And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing… — Unknown Author

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