“But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.” – Bible

“Abstinence engenders maladies.” – William Shakespeare

“Against Diseases here, the strongest Fence, Is the defensive Virtue, Abstinence.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.” – Samuel Johnson

“The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest.” – Wilhelm Reich

“Serving the True Guru brings a deep and profound peace, and one’s desires are fulfilled. Abstinence, truthfulness and self-discipline are obtained, and the body is purified; the Lord, Har, Har, comes to dwell within the mind. Such a person remains blissful forever, day and night. Meeting the Beloved, peace is found.” – Sri Guru Granth [...]

“The nearest to me are the abstinent, whoever they are, wherever they are” – Muhammad

“Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex.” – Kurt Angle

“Basically all schools in the county were invited to attend to hear this message of abstinence and safe sex.” – Monica Ramirez

“The market has been in abstinence and here’s the first IPO and (the market) is going to have a binge. This IPO is getting more reward than it would have gotten before. It is a ‘me-too’ business-to-business service firm. There are a lot of other companies out there like it.” – Irv DeGraw