self-denial

indulgence

Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.

is not a virtue... it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

Self-denial is not a virtue... it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. George Bernard Shaw

is the only thing the very poor can afford.

is self-defeating. The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

Every time I deny myself I commit a kind of suicide.

is a virtue of the highest uality, and he who has it not, and oes not strive to acquire it, will never excel In anything.

Self-denial is a virtue of the highest uality, and he who has it not, and oes not strive to acquire it, will never excel In anything.

is the shiny sore on the leprous body of Christianity.