Famous Quotes - Tags - Abstinence

  • Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. More
  • Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult. More
  • Continuing to live that is, repeat
    A habit formed to get necessaries
    Is nearly always... More
  • Denial of one appetite sharpens the others. More
  • Here’s to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it’s caused me. More
  • If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence.... More
  • I’m only a beer teetotaller, not a champagne teetotaller. I don’t like beer. More
  • Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. More
  • Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. More
  • Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. More
  • Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity. More
  • Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human natur’. More
  • Taking the pledge will not make bad liquor good, but it will improve it. More
  • The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up. More
  • With renunciation life begins. More

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