It was easy to promise self–abnegation when self was wrapped up in another, and heart and soul were purified by a sweet example.

当一个人的自我被包容在另一个人身中，全身心都被一种美好的榜样所净化时，要保证做到自我克制是很容易的。

However loudly I may proclaim the madness of walking in the path of self- abnegation, I cannot avoid it altogether.

无论我多么大声地宣称走在自我克制的道路上是疯狂的，我都无法完全避免。