Vegetarianism can easily reach religious proportions. Refraining from meat on moral grounds serves to dignify feelings of guilt toward sad-eyed, furry creatures and substitutes righteousness for squeamishness.
My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.
It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put forward best by Justice [Felix] Frankfurter, appointed by President [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt.
Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable
Refraining from stealing: care with material goods. Undertake for one week to act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart.
To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.
During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.
