Abstinence Quote by Thucydides

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

— Robert South

The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity.

— Seneca the Younger

Abstinence is easier than temperance.

— Anonymous

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

— Saint Augustine

Abstinence is the surety of temperance.

— Plato

Abstinence is a window of clarity through which one can better find one's work and one's mate.

— Lance Morrow

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

— Saint Augustine

Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.

— Samuel Johnson

Better exert power than justify it

— Raheel Farooq

There's something about that puritanical narrative of progress and upward mobility and work ethic that the glorification of abstinence fits pretty neatly into. That…

— Leslie Jamison

While one may lose much because of avarice, nothing was ever accomplished by abstinence.

— Isuna Hasekura

The true abstinent in this world is he whose tolerance is not overcome by the ill-gotten matters and whose gratitude is not engaged by…

— Zahid Abas