Abstinence
Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Anglo-Irish playwright, critic. Man and Superman, “Maxims for Revolutionists: Virtues and Vices” (1903).
See also:
Alcohol: Abstinence
Asceticism
Blake on Lust
Hugo on Saints
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