Marie Antoinette

It would be doing me great injustice to think that I have any feeling of indifference to my country; I have more reason than anyone to feel, every day of my life, the value of the blood which flows in my veins, and it is only from prudence that at times I abstain from showing how proud I am of it.

French Royalty

James Fenimore Cooper

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities.

American Writer

Mahatma Gandhi

It is the duty of every thoughtful Indian not to marry. In case he is helpless in regard to marriage, he should abstain from sexual intercourse with his wife.

Indian Leader

Saint Augustine

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.

Saint

George Bernard Shaw

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

Irish Playwright

Sonu Sood

I abstain from trying Punjabi cuisine because it is extra oily.

Indian Actor

W. C. Fields

Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.

American Comedian

Epictetus

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Greek Philosopher

Ali Landry

We abstained from having sex until we got married.

American Model

Ambrose Bierce

American Journalist

'Abstain' reflects a deliberate decision to avoid something, showing self-control.

Personal Choice

People often abstain from actions due to ethical beliefs, not just personal preference.

Moral Stance

Abstaining doesn't mean forever. It can be for a short period or certain situations.

Not Permanent

In voting, to abstain is to neither support nor oppose a proposal. It's a neutral position.

Neutral Position

Abstaining can be a political strategy, avoiding a controversial stance or aligning with others.

Political Strategy

Abstaining is active; you're present but choose not to cast a vote. It's not about being absent.

Not Absenteeism

 billion but this world will never be able to provide for our desires the compelling narrative of conservation is really a story of responsible consumption it's not about what we don't do it's not about what we sacrifice or abstain from but rather it's what we do

Seafood and Survival PIPE...

 the relationship between eating chocolate and stress. This hypothetical study recruits ten students. Half begin consuming a daily dose of chocolate, while half abstain. As classmates, they all follow the same schedule.

This one weird trick...

 tips the balance even further. Abstaining from violence becomes more profitable than starting a war. Now nonviolence starts to work like a flywheel. It enhances peace even further.