I'd hate to be a teetotaller. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going read more

I'd hate to be a teetotaller. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going to feel all day.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

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

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

Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.

Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.

POINT OF VIEW
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to read more

POINT OF VIEW
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.
Sunday dinner isn't sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck.
Oh how I once loved tuna salad
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too
Till I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view.

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.

Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else

Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else

Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.

Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.