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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
Epictetus
Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.
Oscar Wilde
A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said 'no'.
Woody Allen
Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
Samuel Johnson
Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
W. C. Fields
Abstinence is the surety of temperance
Plato
Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.
Horace Greeley
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Natalie Clifford Barney
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.
William Penn
Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
Ambrose Bierce
Dear Teens at Starbucks wearing 'Abstain from Sex 2 Attain Ur Goals' t-shirts: Doesn't it depend on what my goals are?
John Green
With renunciation life begins.
Amelia E. Barr
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.
Sir William Temple
