Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. George Eliot
Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.AbstinenceQuotations by George Eliot
Month: November 2008
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature . Charles Dickens
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature .AbstinenceQuotations by Charles Dickens
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up. Dorothy Day
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.AbstinenceQuotations by Dorothy Day
Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. Ambrose Bierce
Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.AbstinenceQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
With renunciation life begins. Amelia E. Barr
With renunciation life begins.AbstinenceQuotations by Amelia E. Barr
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. Natalie Clifford Barney
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.AbstinenceQuotations by Natalie Clifford Barney
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. St. Augustine
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.AbstinenceQuotations by St. Augustine
Greater things are believed of those who are absent. Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Greater things are believed of those who are absent.AbsenceQuotations by Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Parting is such sweet sorrow. William Shakespeare
Parting is such sweet sorrow.AbsenceQuotations by William Shakespeare
Absence and a friendly neighbor washes away love. Proverb
Absence and a friendly neighbor washes away love.AbsenceQuotations by Proverb
Never find fault with the absent. Proverb
Never find fault with the absent.AbsenceQuotations by Proverb
A short absence is the safest. Ovid
A short absence is the safest.AbsenceQuotations by Ovid
The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity. Ouida
The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.AbsenceQuotations by Ouida
Absence and death are the same — only that in death there is no suffering. Walter Savage Landor
Absence and death are the same — only that in death there is no suffering.AbsenceQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill. Charles Caleb Colton
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.AbilityQuotations by Charles Caleb Colton
Ability without honor is useless. Marcus T. Cicero
Ability without honor is useless.AbilityQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
When it is a question of God’s almighty Spirit, never say, I can’t. Oswald Chambers
When it is a question of God’s almighty Spirit, never say, I can’t.AbilityQuotations by Oswald Chambers
Just do what you do best. Red Auerbach
Just do what you do best.AbilityQuotations by Red Auerbach