Definition of Abstain

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Definition of Abstain
	Abstain To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. To hinder; to withhold. Related Definitions: Aloof, An, And, Especially, Forbear, From, Hinder, Hold, Indulgence, Of, One, Or, Refrain, Self, The, To, Voluntarily, With, Withhold

Abstain Quotations

These people abstain, it is true: but the bitch Sensuality glares enviously out of all they do.
Friedrich Nietzsche

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

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

When you doubt, abstain.
Ambrose Bierce

In view of the meaning given to this honor in the community to which I belong, I should abstain from the undeserved prize that has been awarded to me. Do not meet my voluntary refusal with ill will.
Boris Pasternak

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.
James F. Cooper

I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing anything under the pretext of simplicity.
John Nelson Darby

It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain.
Amos Oz

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
Abraham Cahan

Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol.
Carre Otis

Abstain Translations

abstain in Dutch is zich onthouden, zich abstineren
abstain in French is abstenir, abstiens, s'abstenir, abstiennent
abstain in German is enthalten, sich enthalten
abstain in Spanish is abstenerse

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