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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
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.
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.
Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else
Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else
Abstinence is easier than temperance
Abstinence is easier than 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.
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always read more
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.
