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

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

"meat produced under current factory farming conditions
(which transgress Jewish prohibitions against cruelty to animals) render the eating of such read more

"meat produced under current factory farming conditions
(which transgress Jewish prohibitions against cruelty to animals) render the eating of such meat, halachically unacceptable (i.e. unacceptable in terms of
Jewish law.)"

Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else

Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder for someone else

If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.

If a man earnestly seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from animal food.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he read more

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

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.

Abstinence is easier than temperance

Abstinence is easier than temperance