"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."

Augustine, St. · Abstinence · 4 fans >>
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"Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity."

Barney, Natalie Clifford · Abstinence · 1 fans >>
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"With renunciation life begins."

Barr, Amelia E. · Abstinence · 1 fans >>
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"Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."

Bierce, Ambrose · Abstinence · 5 fans >>
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"The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up."

Day, Dorothy · Abstinence · 1 fans >>
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"Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature ."

Dickens, Charles · Abstinence · 2 fans >>
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"Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly."

Eliot, George · Abstinence · 2 fans >>
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"All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain."

Epictetus · Abstinence · 1 fans >>
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"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water."

Fields, W. C. · Abstinence · 3 fans >>
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"Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket."

Greeley, Horace · Abstinence · 0 fans >>
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