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An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer

An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer joys. – Vida D. Scudder

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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. – Oscar Wilde

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There is no allurement or enticement, actual or imaginary, which a well-disciplined mind may not surmount. The wish to resist more than half accomplishes the object. – Charlotte Dacre, The Passions, 1811

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The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours — it is an amazing journey — and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. – Bob Moawad

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You must admit you have self-control before you can use it. – Carrie Latet

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