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Abstinence is the surety of temperance
Abstinence is the surety of temperance
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
Why have a cake if I can't eat it?
Why have a cake if I can't eat it?
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.
Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.
Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.
If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.
