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Quote by George Eliot
Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. - Ge

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. – George Eliot

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Strange, that some of us, with quick alternate vision, see beyond our infatuations, and even while we rave on the heights, behold the wide plain where our persistent self pauses and awaits us. – George Eliot

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But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy. – George Eliot

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Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. – Ambrose Bierce

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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. – Epictetus

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Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket. – Horace Greeley

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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. – Saint Augustine of Hippo

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