abstinence, n.All

Abstinence is at root an abstention from everything but abstention.

Abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Abstinence is pitiable, for When a sober person wakes up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.

Abstinence is a perversion.

Abstinence is so excellent a thing that one should totally abstain from total abstinence itself.

Abstinence is easy... the challenge is to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity.

Giving up alcohol for just one month can improve liver function, decrease blood pressure and reduce your risk of diabetes, according to researchers from University College London.

Abstinence is epicurianism - the very perfection of reason - when it is practiced so as really to enjoy.

Abstinence is the strangest of all the sexual aberrations.