TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally.
The true smoker abstains from imitating Vesuvius.
Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Call'd to the temple of impure delight He that abstains, and he alone, does right. If a wish wander that way, call it home; He cannot long be safe whose wishes roam.
If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.