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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

I'm not convinced that abstinence-only education works.

Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.

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

Use, do not abuse... neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Well, I think that abstinence has its place as part of a comprehensive health and sex education curriculum. It would be wrong to exclude abstinence from a health curriculum, because there are some potentially very serious ramifications for early sexual activity.

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.