I heard of a brother who claimed to long having been a teetotaller, but some doubted.
When he was asked how long he had been an abstainer, he replied, “Off and on for
twenty years.” You should have seen the significant smile upon all faces. An
abstainer off and on! His example did not stand for much. Certain professors are
Christians off and on, and nobody respects them. BA34
I neither said nor implied that it was sinful to drink wine; nay, I said that, in and by
itself, this might be done without blame. But I remarked that, if I knew that another
would be led to take it by my example, and this would lead them on to further
drinking, and even to intoxication, then I would not touch it. PM267
Water is the strongest drink, it drives mills. It’s the drink of lions and horses, and
Samson never drank anything else. PT169
But though I am no total abstainer, I hate drunkenness as much as any man
breathing, and have been the means of bringing many poor creatures to relinquish
this bestial indulgence. 150.344
I abstain myself from alcoholic drink in every form, and I think others would be wise
to do the same; but of this each one must be a guide unto himself. 1556.494
Go not to wine for comfort in the hour of depression. Above all things, dread the
intoxicating cup in all its forms. 2209.333
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