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"Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"
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"And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed."
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Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, but it can also mean abstinence from alcohol, drugs, food, or other comforts.
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"To preach fidelity and abstinence assumes that a woman can determine with whom she sleeps and when—a grave misunderstanding of the relations between the sexes in places where women are sometimes betrothed at birth or sold for cattle."
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"When I started, someone told me that you should be with a lover the night before so you look all secure and soft out there. But for downhill you should reserve your strength. Thats one of the most ridiculous things Ive heard. You need to be loose in sports to do well, not all knotted up."
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"Variant: To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."
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"ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."
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"Usez, nabusez point […] Labstinence ou lexcès ne fit jamais dheureux."
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