Quotes about Abstinence

“With renunciation life begins.”

“Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.”

“Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.”

“All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.”

“Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.”

“Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.”

“Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .”

“Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.”

“The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.”

“Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.”

“Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.”

“Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.”

“The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.”