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.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is easier than temperance

Abstinence is easier than temperance

Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.

Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.

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.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Why have a cake if I can't eat it?

Why have a cake if I can't eat it?

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.