Quote Genre: Abstinence

Prophet Muhammad – ‘Keep fast and eat also stay …

‘Keep fast and eat also stay awake at night and sleep also for verily there is a duty on you to your body not to labor overmuch so that ye may not get ill and destroy yourselves; and verily there … Continue reading →

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George Eliot – ‘Abstinence is whereby a man …

‘Abstinence is whereby a man refraineth from anything which he may lawfully claim.’

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William Shakespeare – ‘Refrain tonight and that sha…

‘Refrain tonight and that shall lend a hand of easiness to the next abstinence; the next more easy; for use can almost change the stamp of nature and either curb the devil or throw him out with wondrous potency.’

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca – ‘The whole duty of man is emb…

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

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘ABSTAINER n. A weak person w…

‘ABSTAINER n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.’

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux – ‘If the appetite alone hath s…

‘If the appetite alone hath sinned let it alone fast and it sufficeth. But if the other members also have sinned why should they not fast too…. Let the eye fast from strange sights and from every wantonness so that … Continue reading →

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Saint Augustine of Hippo – ‘To many total abstinence is …

‘To many total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.’

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Francois Voltaire – ‘Use do not abuse; nether abs…

‘Use do not abuse; nether abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.’

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Dr. Samuel Johnson – ‘To set the mind above the ap…

‘To set the mind above the appetites is the end of abstinence which if not a virtue is the groundwork of a virtue.’

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Robert Herrick – ‘Against diseases the stronge…

‘Against diseases the strongest fence is the defensive virtue abstinence.’

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