“Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.” – Ali ibn Abi Talib
“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 …
“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
“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
“If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.” – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“And must I wholly banish hence these red and golden juices, and pay my vows to Abstinence, that pallidest of Muses?” – William Watson
“Abstinence is easier than temperance” – Seneca
“Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.” – Frances E. Willard
“The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor” – William Temple …
“I’ll try not to let you down and I promise you two and a half months of complete sexual abstinence until April 9 .” – …
“My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the …
“Praising the lean and sallow abstinence.” – John Milton
“A rich man cannot enjoy a sound mind nor a sound body without exercise and abstinence; and yet these are truly the worst ingredients of …
“I’m tied of hearing about temperance instead of abstinence, in order to please the cocktail crowd in church congregations.” – Vance Havner
“Abstinence is a perversion.” – Bill Maher
“It’s a pretty significant day for us. It is a day of abstinence when we fast, pray and smear ourselves with burnt ash to remind …
“I didn’t practice abstinence, I perfected it.” – Dennis Wolfberg
“You either go to Tibet or seek out the most rigorous of all faiths. With total abstinence and such like.” – Lars von Trier
“To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.” – St. Augustine
“Abstinence is the surety of temperance” – Plato
“Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.” – Voltaire
“Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.” – Saint Augustine
“There is a great deal of political pressure to only talk about abstinence, and to deny support for condoms and education on using them. This …