Quotes About Chastity

Those who treat the muslim woman not as an individual but as a symbol either of Islamic chastity or secular liberalism are guilty of the same sin : the objectification of women

Whatever sartorial choices a woman makes are hers and hers alone. It is neither a man's nor the state's place to define proper "womanhood" in Islam. Those who treat the Muslim woman not as an individual but as a symbol either of Islamic chastity or secular liberalism are guilty of the same sin: the objectification of women.

Chastity is not chastity in an old man, but a disability to be unchaste.

Well, I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man.

Celibacy bestows on a man the qualified freedom of a besieged city where one sometimes has to eat rats.

If she be not honest, chaste, and true, there's no man happy.

When a woman veils her body in modest clothing, she is not hiding herself from men. On the contrary, she is revealing her dignity to them.

Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.

He who, with strong passions, remains chaste--he who, keenly sensitive, with manly power of indignation in him, can yet restrain himself and forgive--these are strong men, spiritual heroes.

According to the virginity movement, men have no self-control when it comes to anything sexual.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, skeptically of skepticism.

Pure is honourable.

Epictetus agrees that we should avoid having sex before marriage, but adds that if we succeed in doing this, we shouldn't boast about our chastity and belittle those who aren't likewise chaste.14

Seneca observes that "chastity comes with time to spare, lechery has never a moment."11

A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly will not a pair of bright eyes make pardonable? What dullness may not red lips are sweet accents render pleasant? And so, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise.

Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent.

Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?

Virginity is not honored simply because it is virginity, but because it is consecrated of God.

A beautiful and chaste woman is the perfect workmanship of God, and the true glory of angels, the rare miracle of earth, and the sole wonder of the world.

If you can't keep your hands off your girlfriend, then keep your hands off of God's daughter.

Virginity is something that can be offered to God.

Let us again clothe ourselves with these proved and sterling virtues - honesty, truthfulness, chastity, sobriety, temperance, industry, and thrift; let us discard all covetousness and greed.

A blush is the sign which Nature hangs out to show where chastity and honor dwell.