“ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.”
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Context: Abstainer, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.
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“I am tormented by temptations."
"What kind? There is a cure for temptation."
"What?"
"Yielding to it.”
Je suis tourmenté par de mauvaises idées.
— En quel genre? Ça se guérit, les idées.
- Comment?
- En y succombant.
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The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

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The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary