Abstinence Quote by Robert E. Lee

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is…

— Robert E Lee

“I have heard that, with some persons, temperance – that is, moderation – is almost impossible; and if abstinence be an evil (which some…

— Anne Brontë

Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

— Frances E. Willard

Abstinence is the surety of temperance.

— Plato

We are for abstinence, not prohibition. Prohibition leads to many socio-legal problems. Wherever liquor has been prohibited, there is a tendency to consume through…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

Temperance referred not abstaining, but going the right length and no further...of course it may be the duty of a particular Christian, or any…

— C. S. Lewis

Alcohol raises the risk for cancer, and so drinking wine or hard liquor should be done in moderation, if at all.

— Margaret Cuomo

I'm tied of hearing about temperance instead of abstinence, in order to please the cocktail crowd in church congregations.

— Vance Havner

Abstinence is easier than temperance.

— Anonymous

Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.

— Will Rogers

[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and ... it will not do to insist on it as a general practice.

— Queen Victoria

Liquor is not a necessity. It is a means of momentarily sidestepping necessity.

— Clifton Fadiman