A Quote by Seneca the Younger

Abstinence is easier than temperance.

Seneca the Younger

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Abstinence Easier Temperance Than

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Seneca the Younger
Roman - Philosopher
4 BC - 65

Abstinence is the surety of temperance.

Plato

Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be difficult.

Samuel Johnson

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Saint Augustine

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Saint Augustine

I'm tied of hearing about temperance instead of abstinence, in order to please the cocktail crowd in church congregations.

Vance Havner

The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity.

Seneca the Younger

Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.

Frances E. Willard

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.

Robert E. Lee

Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance.

Mark Twain

I'm against abstinence programs because I really consider "abstinence only" child abuse.

Joycelyn Elders

Did I have a heart to be contented? Well, no, not particularly. I had a tendency to be discontented: ambitious, dissatisfied, fretful, and tough to please...It's easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.

Gretchen Rubin

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, 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

A new study found that students who are taught abstinence end up with better math scores. Of course, if you join the math team, the abstinence takes care of itself.

Jimmy Fallon

It is easier to kill than to heal. It is easier to destroy than to preserve. It is easier to tear down than to build. Those who feed on destructive emotions and ambitions and deny the responsibilities that are the price of wielding power can bring down everything you care for and would protect. Be on guard, always.