70 Inspirational Abstinence Quotes to Help You Gain Self-Control
Abstinence is the choice to refrain from certain behaviors, particularly related to indulging in substances or activities. Many quotes about abstinence emphasize the importance of self-control and the benefits it brings to individuals. These quotes often highlight the idea that abstinence can lead to a healthier lifestyle and greater personal fulfillment. They encourage individuals to resist temptations and make conscious decisions that align with their values and goals. These quotes aim to provide motivation and support for those who have chosen or are considering abstinence as a way of life.
Famous Abstinence Quotes
Abstinence is the surety of temperance. — Plato
Abstinence is the worst form of perversion. — Guy de Maupassant
Abstinence is easier than temperance. — Seneca
Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket. — Horace Greeley
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — Saint Augustine
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — Saint Augustine
Sexual activity, and the thoughts and fantasies of sex, use up a great portion of our vital force. When that force is conserved through abstinence, it becomes sublimated as spiritual energy. — Patanjali
I'm against abstinence programs because I really consider "abstinence only" child abuse. — Joycelyn Elders
Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul. — Frances E. Willard
Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression. — Faye Wattleton
Sexual intercourse is a gift that says, "Do not open until marriage." If you've already unwrapped it, wrap it up again! — Molly Kelly
It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul. — Benedict of Nursia
It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted. — Aristippus
The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity. — Seneca
I consider my greatest accomplishment to be lifelong celibacy. — Isaac Newton
Short Abstinence Quotes
- If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals. — Albert Einstein
- The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. — Sir William Temple
- I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer not to. Stay sober my friends. — Ryan Higa
- The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. — William Temple
- It’s unrealistic not to be able to indulge. — Hannah Bronfman
- Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy. — Voltaire
- Why ruin a young girl's life when you can make an older women SO very happy ! — Benjamin Franklin
- Abstinence is approved of God. — Geoffrey Chaucer
- Recommending or insisting on abstinence has been completely ineffective. — Bill Nye
- Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex. — Kurt Angle
People Writing About Abstinence
| Name | Quotes | Likes |
|---|---|---|
 Seneca |
1196 | 4543 |
 Saint Augustine |
707 | 10196 |
 Plato |
945 | 13426 |
 Guy de Maupassant |
74 | 1333 |
 Horace Greeley |
59 | 565 |
 Patanjali |
43 | 1057 |
More Abstinence Quotes
Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now! — Anton Szandor LaVey
[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and ... it will not do to insist on it as a general practice. — Queen Victoria
You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy. I would go a month, two months, without having sex. It worked for me because it made me a vicious animal. You can't fight if you have any compassion or anything like that. — Jake LaMotta
My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health. — General Robert E. Lee
Satanism encourages its followers to indulge in their natural desires. Only by doing so can you be a completely satisfied person with no frustrations which can be harmful to yourself and others around you. Therefore, the most simplified description of the Satanic belief is: indulgence instead of abstinence. — Anton Szandor LaVey
Abstinence, being faithful and correct and consistent condom use are the only ways to successfully reach everyone when discussing HIV prevention. I believe that the abstinence message alone does not solve the AIDS epidemic. — Ashley Judd
Unchaste abandon and the self-surrender of the soul to the world of sensuality paralyzes the primordial powers of the moral person: the ability to perceive, in silence, the call of reality, and to make, in the retreat of this silence, the decision appropriate to the concrete situation of concrete action. — Josef Pieper
Real filth is the one inside. The rest simply washes off. There is only one type of dirt that cannot be cleansed with pure waters, and that is the stain of hatred and bigotry contaminating the soul. You can purify your body through abstinence and fasting, but only love will purify your heart. — Elif Safak
Satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence! Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams! Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self-deceit! Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification! — Anton Szandor LaVey
Refrain to-night; And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence, the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of nature, And either master the devil or throw him out With wondrous potency. — William Shakespeare
When you're dating, abstinence is a greater expression of love than making love, because you're doing what's best for your beloved, not just what feels good in the moment. — Jason Evert
Purity perceives and respects the character of sex-its depth, seriousness, intimacy, and true home within wedded love, which alone makes possible the total and mutual gift of self. — Dietrich von Hildebrand
Whether sexual orientation can change or not, hearts can change and turn any sexual orientation into an occasion for the glory of Christ. Those with same-sex attraction glorify Christ through sexual abstinence and through the enrichment of significant Christ-exalting relationships in other ways. — John Piper
I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself. — Giacomo Casanova
Abstaining so as really to enjoy, is the epicurism, the very perfection, of reason. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Idiots must stop claiming that atheism is a religion. Religion is defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. And atheism is… precisely not that. Atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position — Bill Maher
Condoms will break, but I can assure you that vows of abstinence will break more easily than condoms. — Joycelyn Elders
The national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure and teenage girls are paying the real price. — Cecile Richards
The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest. — Wilhelm Reich
Once a man has tasted creative action, then thereafter, no matter how safely he schools himself in patience, he is restive, acutely dissatisfied with anything else. He becomes as a lover to whom abstinence is intolerable. — Jean Toomer
When I finally embraced abstinence it was because of the simple urge to work a longer day. Thus, without joining Alcoholics Anonymous, I was at last able to leave Piss-Artists Notorious. — Clive James
Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult. — Samuel Johnson
Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself. — Mark Twain
Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason. — Robert South
If your heart says, "Maybe I shouldn't be doing this," listen to your heart, pray for strength, and get out of the situation immediately. — Jason Evert
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