Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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.

Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.

Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.

We all know there is blood in meat
(USDA hearings in Senate Ag committee).

We all know there is blood in meat
(USDA hearings in Senate Ag committee).

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.

Reborn, Sappho
wears monks' saffron.

I'd hate to be a teetotaller. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going read more

I'd hate to be a teetotaller. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going to feel all day.

POINT OF VIEW
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to read more

POINT OF VIEW
Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.
Sunday dinner isn't sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck.
Oh how I once loved tuna salad
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too
Till I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view.

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is the surety of temperance