Bhishma said I tell you, O son, that abstention from honey and meat is even superior to Brahmacharya. Virtue lies within boundaries. The best mark of virtue is Renunciation.
भीष्म उवाच ब्रह्मचर्यात् परं तात मधुमांसस्य वर्जनम्। मर्यादायां स्थितो धर्मः शमश्चैवास्य लक्षणम्॥