Verb
To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI have been trying all my life to like Scotchmen, and am obliged to desist from the experiment in despair. Charles Lamb
Inquiry shall likewise be made about the professions and trades of those who are brought to be admitted to the faith. If a man is a pander, he must desist or be rejected. Hippolytus of Rome
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them. Dalai Lama
A gladiator or a trainer of gladiators, or a huntsman, or anyone connected with these shows ... must desist or be rejected. Hippolytus of Rome
This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist. Horace
Inferior men do not begin undertakings for fear of difficulties. Average men begin, but desist once difficulties appear. Men of superior nature never give up until they achieve their ends, however many the difficulties that appear. Traditional Proverb