| 单词 | self-denial |
| 例句 | Jefferson’s nearly Herculean powers of self-denial also helped keep the cause pure, at least in the privacy of his own mind. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “What about self-denial, then? If you had a God, you’d have a reason for self-denial.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He travelled the way of self-denial through meditation, through the emptying of the mind of all images. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them hovered an atmosphere of still passion, of devastating service, of unpitying self-denial. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the Party was rotten under the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self-denial simply a sham concealing iniquity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “But industrial civilization is only possible when there’s no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop turning.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He travelled along the path of self-denial through pain, through voluntary suffering and conquering of pain, through hunger, thirst and fatigue. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z In one way, this became the most dangerous music ever written, because, despite being motivated by a devotion to self-denial and compassion, it undoubtedly inspired hatred. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The first article accuses Abnegation of withholding luxuries like cars and fresh fruit from the other factions in order to force their belief in self-denial on everyone else. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Both are set in the time in which they were written, and they suggest that in terms of potential for happiness, there’s not much difference between these eras of self-denial and self-indulgence. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Trapped 2013-07-01T15:07:20Z Do I put myself up for another four years of self-denial or retire? The Secret Olympian by Anon – review 2012-05-25T08:00:02Z The Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece offer a similar prescription, rooted in self-denial and rigorous control over one’s thoughts. Ode to joy: how to find happiness in balloons and rainbows 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z In the cities the Gandhian ideals of service, self-denial and universal uplift have been drowned out by the aggressive nationalism and shiny consumer culture of India’s urban boom. Books of The Times: Appreciating Gandhi Through His Human Side 2011-03-29T19:55:27Z The cult of pregnancy today requires a lot of self-denial. 2010-01-12T22:25:00Z Friend's article warned against the "guilt-free freedom" of these monsters, who threatened a culture that traditionally valued self-denial and regarded fame as a reward for achievement, not a by-product of vacuous notoriety. Anna Nicole: the opera 2011-01-02T00:04:04Z “I deal with their ambitions and the powderbox of self-denial and self-hatred.” Amos Oz, a Writer Who Loved the Dream of Israel and Charted Its Imperfect Reality 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In much recent queer fiction are modern, mostly openly gay characters for whom self-denial and even outright deception have become a way of life. Gay Literature Is Out of the Closet. So Why Is Deception a Big Theme? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z The film’s concluding, poignant image suggests that for some, escape comes only after a lifetime of self-denial and repetitive motion. 2010-01-21T04:46:00Z But he’s in way over his head with the strange new types of rage and self-denial that emerge here. ‘God’ll Cut You Down,’ a True Crime Book by John Safran 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z After years of self-denial, the poem reveals, she tired of the angry victim role. 'Radical Women' at the Hammer Museum is a startling show you need to see, maybe twice 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z And yet it also serves as a reminder that even in wartime, and even in lives governed by restraint and self-denial, there is an essential need for beauty, feeling and art. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z And quite apart from their underdog appeal, there is something compelling about their self-denial, which often led Cathars to choose being burned at the stake rather than renounce their faith. Languedoc, France: Brutal History and Beautiful Setting 2010-05-07T18:37:00Z The question of spiritual discipline has long been present in his writing: self-denial versus sensualism, the path of Jesus versus that of Byron. The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee – review 2013-02-27T10:00:01Z Above all, the play demonstrates the theatrical power of self-denial. In Praise of Love ? review 2011-04-06T17:59:43Z From the outside, it may be easy to conclude that the Paleo lifestyle is all about hair shirts and self-denial. The Paleo Lifestyle: The Way, Way, Way Back 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Driven by neither scarcity nor faith – non-Christians go as crazy for self-denial as they do for Christmas – it is more like taking the temperature of mild collective anxiety. Lent is all showy, wholesome abstinence. No one ever gives up porn 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Achieving moral purity through self-denial is a concept with puritanical roots that flowered in American capitalism, wherein thinness is both status and symbol. Review | Melissa Febos’s ‘Girlhood’ brilliantly illuminates how women are conditioned to be complicit in their own exploitation 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Because – waddya know – behind that grouchy exterior lies a man of unimpeachable self-denial and heart, brave and true, moral compass straighter than a flagpole. St. Vincent: I can't get no beatification – Toronto film festival review 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z “We’re teaching them love is self-denial, love is burying yourself and then moping about it,” she said. Doyle keeps ‘Untamed’ conversation going in journal, podcast 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Was Fualaau wrapped in protective self-denial, convincing himself that he’d been an equal participant in what was obviously a predatory relationship? Perspective | America’s confused obsession with Mary Kay Letourneau 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Hoffman is only 44, but he nevertheless sags in his brokenness like a man closer to retirement age, lugging about his sample cases filled with his self-denial and disillusionment. A deeply relevant 'Death of a Salesman' emerges 2012-03-16T05:31:08Z To me, he looks a lot like a primitive socialist revolutionary, preaching an impossible gospel that combined a vision of radical social equality with elements of deliberately contradictory self-abnegation and self-denial. Jesus Christ: Jewish radical or bathrobe Republican? The “reason for the season” remains an enigma after 2,000 years 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z I understand the choice; it suggests the hard-won self-restraint and self-denial of a girl who grew up amid privation and tragedy. Theater Review | 'The Miracle Worker': Taming a Child by Setting Her Free 2010-03-04T03:22:00Z “The Whispers” is a masterful exploration into the power of storytelling but also its dangers, including self-denial and escapism. When the Grown-Ups Stumble, These Kids Take Matters Into Their Own Hands 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Cat On a Hot Tin Roof is Tennessee Williams' scorching southern masterpiece about self-denial and greed in a rotten 1950s American family. White Lies star writes theatre score 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Midway through the book, there is an extended comparison with the work of another saint, Mother Teresa, with her own craze and devotion and self-denial. ‘The Cauliflower’: The life of the Hindu mystic Sri Ramakrishna 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Mostly they understood the task of ageing to be self-denial, especially in the realm of diet, where one medical fad, one study or another, condemned fat and meat, carbs, gluten, dairy or all animal-derived products. Why are the poor blamed and shamed for their deaths? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z But austerity also refers to other forms of self-denial. Readers recommend: songs about austerity 2011-01-14T00:01:02Z But writing a biography without considering the question of whether he prepared the ground for Germany’s worst 20th-century demagogue is taking professional self-denial a little too far. Prussian and powerful 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z You could argue that that’s the point: One of Mr. Morgan’s themes is the repression and self-denial that come with the crown. Review: ‘The Crown’ Season 2 Takes the Queen From Crisis to Crisis 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z For some time now, media academics and commentators, such as myself, have noted western media cultures' hunger for stories of self-denial in pursuit of bodily perfection. "The Wonder": Netflix’s story of "fasting girls" shows us starving bodies remain a public spectacle 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Those of us born into the old working class also tend to venerate our parents for their self-denial and decency, and also because that way of life, being dead, is more easily simplified and honoured. Yes, the men of my father's generation were better at being men 2013-05-17T19:01:02Z When my grandma explained that she had to forgo both piano and ballet lessons, unlike her older sisters, I interpreted this to mean that self-denial equaled a kind of moral superiority. Consumerism is ruining our kids: from $350 kicks to four-figure strollers, we’re making our children into product zombies 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Be it propaganda or self-denial, such top-down policy doesn’t just keep women in the sidelines on screen, it means they’re sidelined behind the cameras, too. American hustle: how Hollywood rips off women 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z For instance, when industrial labour was the destiny of more than two-thirds of the people in Britain, discipline, self-denial and abnegation were absolutely necessary for the machinery of production to function. Celibacy in an intensively sexualised world is a curious anomaly 2013-03-04T08:00:19Z “Self-care” is trendy, while self-denial is not, even if both require skipping dessert. Using Fiction to Show How Self-Control Becomes Self-Destructive 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z By attracting attention to the fascinating spectacle of her self-denial, Anna forces the spectator to confront the reality of exploitation and abuse that has been erased from the public narrative. "The Wonder": Netflix’s story of "fasting girls" shows us starving bodies remain a public spectacle 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z For Kelly, art and self-denial became intertwined; the subjective impulse, the need for personal expression, wasn’t what drove him. Ellsworth Kelly, the master of the deceptively simple 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, and, for many Christians, the weeks leading up to Easter are filled with prayer, reflection and self-denial. Beer of the Week: A less boozy German lager is just the thing for spring 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Originally, monasticism was tied to asceticism, meaning self-denial, following the example of an Egyptian holy man named Antony. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “That form of self-denial is something I’m just not doing,” he continued in a video on Instagram. Granger Smith leaving country music to pursue ministry: 'I just want to glorify God' 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z "The road to net-zero is no longer one of stern, austere, self-denial," he said in his speech. Keir Starmer speech: Labour plans publicly-owned renewable energy giant 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z And it takes a real effort to not indulge in the evenings after practicing self-denial all day long. Brace yourself for Ramadan fasting. Here’s how I survive — and deepen my faith 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Embracing lives of extreme poverty and self-denial, determined friars urged Indians to move into mission settlements with churches and farms. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Fourth Noble Truth: The way to overcome such desires and attain enlightenment is to follow the Eightfold Path, which is called the Middle Way between desires and self-denial. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The gleeful progressivism I used to know has been replaced by competitive self-denial. Stop feeding Joe Rogan's trolls: Progressives must reclaim the politics of pleasure 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Not guys in the adult-film world, but who had that incredible amount of narcissism and self-denial.” Sean Baker reembraces the indie film with porn-star-centered 'Red Rocket' 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The divinators expect the pendulum to swing to the opposite extreme as society is seized by an urge for escapism after so many months of suffering and self-denial. What L.A.'s astrologers and diviners say is in store for you in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z They worked hard and practiced self-denial to glorify God and avoid temptation, but these frugal habits could bring material success and even more temptation. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Hinduism became dominated by priests, while the Buddhist ideal of self-denial proved difficult for many to follow. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "In a lot of ways I'm maybe in self-denial, but every day I'm convincing myself I'm strong," he added. Boxers at greater risk of early onset dementia, study finds 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z It highlights the psychic afterlife of racial trauma — the quiet holes pressed into the psyche by self-denial. The Secret Toll of Racial Ambiguity 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Kwon: The process of reparations will be healing when it includes self-denial and utter relinquishing of control. A religious argument for reparations? Christian authors make the case. 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Mattarella said the professionalism and self-denial shown by the medical workers contributed to efforts “to avoid the epidemic’s precipitating into an irreversible catastrophe.” Italy: Pope, others hail health workers on COVID anniversary 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Biden vows to practice self-denial, to pull back on potential uses of presidential power and to respect the authority of others. Trump waged war on the "Deep State." Can Biden's "good government" approach work now? 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Rather than constant deprivation and self-denial, I practice moderation. How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z “Many Christians are rediscovering the richness of the Lenten tradition, and are growing closer to Jesus through self-denial, sacrificial giving, fasting, and times of fervent prayer,” Yohannan added. Gospel for Asia calls on Christians to pray and fast for end of coronavirus during Lent 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Except as a matter of personal preference, virtues such as self-discipline and self-denial, once deemed essential to enabling a nation to stand firm against existential threats, now became passé. Freedom without constraints: how the US squandered its cold war victory 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The trends that followed – avocados, clean eating and fad diets, turmeric drinks, kombucha, coconut oil – were not as much about taste and pleasure as about performative self-denial, weight loss, “wellbeing”. From avocados to Instagram: the decade in food 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z And like Tarantino’s film, this one seeks to honor the largely invisible labor and self-denial beneath the high gloss of celebrity. Review | In ‘Judy,’ Renée Zellweger is a dazzling, drug-addicted Judy Garland 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Will Bennett’s self-denial shame other coaches who rake in millions off unpaid labor? Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z One gets the sense that many public health experts think that ex-smokers should atone with ascetic self-denial, rather than a pleasurable substitute. Opinion | A vaping ban would be hysteria masquerading as prudence 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z But the jamboree was not merely a question of devotion to St James, or of penitence, of absolution, of self-denial. From bombs to Benidorm: how fascism disfigured the face of Spain 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Salads have historically been associated with self-denial, which is not quite right – you can joylessly squeeze a lime over some leaves, but that’s not really a salad, that’s more of a garnish of self-hate. My search for the perfect salad 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z During the 1970s and ’80s, the sophisticated shopping experience was not branded in efficiency or self-denial or schemes devised in investment banks. Dean & DeLuca, Barneys and the Fate of Bohemian Consumerism 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z We tend to think of moderation as this sweet spot between excess and self-denial. Review | At this Alexandria noodle shop, diners find joy in moderation, not extremes 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Or possibly a continuous case study in self-denial if the ultimate goal is to be a champion. Beard, Texas Tech live by 'greatness is a sacrifice' motto 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Things that require self-discipline, self-denial and a transformation into our more perfect selves. America's love-hate relationship with Marie Kondo and our clutter 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps at no other time of the year is it clearer that elective self-denial is just another privilege of affluence. The $15 Minimum Wage Is Here. It’s Not Nearly Enough, but It’s a Start. 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z "Their self-denial and the exceptional contribution ... warrant the application of legal provisions for honorary naturalization." Greece makes 3 migrants citizens for their wildfire rescues 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Masters would dictate an act of “self-denial,” like cold showers or rousing yourself from bed at 4 a.m. and standing stock still for a time. The ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Lent, a period of penance and self-denial for many Christians, begins Wednesday, but anyone to whom this story suggests a new menu should stop right there. Debunked: The Strange Tale of Pope Gregory and the Rabbits 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z He is also right to assert that the world has much to learn from the premodern notions of liberty as self-mastery and self-denial. Liberalism is the most successful idea of the past 400 years 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Every time Deneen writes about virtue it tastes like castor oil — self-denial and joylessness. How liberal democracy has betrayed its promises 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Rigorous self-denial at the table was the first of her 10 commandments for women; in fact, it was all 10 of them. A matter of taste: six remarkable women and the food they ate 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Anything in the group about skinniness, about punishment, about self-denial was simply to help members evolve. The ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z They want the satisfaction of transcendental experience, without being prepared to undergo the discpline that religion demands, in terms of prayer, self-denial or alms-giving. Tingles of the transcendent don’t always prompt people to go to church 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z It "created unimaginable suffering, which led to self-denial, sham marriages, harassment and blackmail", he said. Germany quashes gay men's convictions and offers compensation - BBC News 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z At the time, I remember chalking the sentiment up to jealousy, ignorance or self-denial. Watch pro jar approach shot...only for ball to pop out of hole - Golf Digest 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z So when, in my mid-20s, I became friends with a group of young women who didn’t measure their worth through their capacity for self-denial, it felt like encountering life forms from another planet. What women really mean when they say they’re feeling fat 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z To abstain is a practice of self-denial, a small way of reminding believers about the suffering and death of Jesus as we move toward Holy Week. Perspective | Seriously, I am giving up President Trump for Lent. Here’s how. 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z “Shrove Tuesday is about self-indulgence, Lent is about self-denial, and Ash Wednesday, in between the two, is about self-assessment,” Dr. Brown added. New York Today: A Plethora of Pancakes 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z So he has emphasized as well an element of self-denial that Weisz's Lipstadt is forced to contend with, and that has been all to the good. Rachel Weisz stands strong in defense of the truth in Holocaust courtroom drama 'Denial' 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It was quite a professional undertaking to make drama out of such a complete and painful act of self-denial. David Hare – nothing but the truth about a Holocaust denier 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z That would be laughable if it were not such tragic self-denial. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z God expects action and struggle—praying regularly, taking care of the poor, practicing self-denial from wrongdoing, enjoining the good and forbidding the evil, and so on. God Is Not Dead—But Our Ability To Be Aware of God Might Be 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s commanding back-to-back primary wins in two disparate regions of the country have forcefully shaken the Republican firmament out of a prolonged state of self-denial. The Party of Bush Yields, Warily, to a New Face: Donald Trump 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z In his inability to name the change that allowed this epiphany, his words also capture our cringe-worthy self-denial. When Addiction Has a White Face 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z The dietary antidote to the splurge-and-purge self-denial trap is to avoid the binging in the first place. Don't Buy Into the Mardi Gras Mentality 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z But worse than Thoreau’s radical self-denial is his denial of others. Henry David Thoreau, Hypocrite 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z But borrowing may change for reasons other than self-denial. Prudence and profligacy 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z One narcissist’s blanched bigotry meets another narcissist’s self-denial. GOP’s toxic white male bluster: Trump, Cruz and Christie bully to overcompensate 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z If the auto industry is in self-denial about the need for consolation, a maverick like Marchionne might be just the person to break through. The $34 Billion Government Giveaway That's A Hurdle For General Motors Suitors 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z From an Iranian point of view, it is vital that respect and dignity be shown to them, their nation and historic greatness, in return for what they see as an act of self-denial. Are Iran nuclear talks heading for deal? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Lent is a good time for penance and self-denial. Here's What Pope Francis Wants You to Give Up for Lent This Year 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Surely a country that once took self- assertion to an irresponsible extreme will not do the same thing with self-denial. Charles Lane: From Germany, an economic Berlin Wall That kind of attitude is all about self-denial and I don’t think self-denial is very constructive or attractive. Ottolenghi on vegetarian cooking, the Middle East, feeding a 2-year-old 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Brand is hardly an ascetic, but he is learning about self-denial. Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’ 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Lent and Ramadan are built on the twin foundations of self-denial and compassion towards others. Sober October: when did giving up alcohol become a heroic act? 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z In return for this self-denial, the five million must remain yoked to the dismal politics of cowardice and triangulation that cause the problems from which we ask them to save us. A yes vote in Scotland would unleash the most dangerous thing of all - hope 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z For Mr Farrell, the only sins are self-denial, the deferment of gratification and boredom. Lollapalooza: a Woodstock for the lost generation 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Harvard professor and author of Happy Money, Michael Norton says a bit of self-denial is a huge happiness booster: 4 Lifehacks From Ancient Philosophers That Will Make You Happier 2014-03-18T04:01:53Z "This case is not about self-defense. It's about self-denial," he said. No verdict Thursday in Florida loud music murder trial 2014-02-14T00:55:09Z He emerges as an anxious perfectionist whose beliefs, and the self-denial they counsel, help him manage his emotions and stay engaged; his animism, a form of self-enchantment, staves off troubling doubts. Straight Sets: In Book and Magazine Profile, Views Into Djokovic’s World 2013-08-30T16:28:13Z Call it self-denial or post-rationalization, either way, its so rare to hear a mea culpa from a dying organization that it's news when it happens. How to Tell If You're Losing Your Mojo 2013-08-06T13:24:12Z By Buttler's standards it was brimful of self-denial – there were no exotic flicks or switch-hits – but there were still some breathtaking strokes, none better than the square drive that took him to three figures. Somerset v Warwickshire 2013-04-26T19:06:00Z Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. Pope resignation linked to gay Vatican officials inquiry 2013-02-22T13:12:00Z Pietersen, who played an unusual innings since it was most memorable mostly for its self-denial, said it was hard for batsmen to dominate the revamped India attack. Pietersen salutes brilliance of Root 2012-12-13T17:50:17Z Because buried deep down beneath the jumble of tents and maddening crowds are things he might have recognized as crucial to the evolution of capitalism, profit-inculcating values like thrift and frugality and self-denial. Capitalism’s grossest win: The final triumph of Black Friday 2012-11-23T12:00:00Z As a result, fava beans were not just a magical fruit but also a forbidden fruit in which priests were required to exercise a form of self-denial. Fava - the magic bean 2012-08-08T16:45:05.313Z “If the police remain in self-denial, this racism will not end,” he said. Letter from Europe: The True Threat to Integration in Germany 2012-08-06T13:30:06Z In his later years he bats with iron self-denial and pragmatism. Graeme Smith eases patched-up South Africa into safety zone 2012-08-05T19:50:58Z These people are all living embodiments of deferred gratification, putting in the self-denial and hard work for the chance of glory. London 2012: Britain's Olympic gold rush provides a lesson for politics 2012-08-05T14:52:42Z For years, Jamaica's African slave heritage was the dark area of self-denial in the national psyche. My hero: Usain Bolt by Ian Thomson 2012-07-27T21:54:01Z This heightened vulnerability to temptation occurred even when the urges varied over the day, suggesting that the simple act of self-denial, regardless of what we are denying, weakens our global resolve. Trying to Resist Temptation? Think about God 2012-07-17T11:45:00.217Z In the 19th century, mountain climbers were guided by noble principles of discipline, self-denial, cooperation and romanticism. Global Athlete: Elation and Heartbreak on the Mountaintop 2012-06-15T15:07:21Z Regardless of age, the perks and privileges of a royal life still come wrapped up in self-denial and sacrifice — a reality made all the more evident by the Thames River Pageant on June 3. The Absent Prince: A Shadow Across the Queen's Jubilee 2012-06-05T19:45:00Z A bit of self-denial will do us no harm at all. Ireland faces a choice between lucre and liberty 2012-05-25T21:00:01Z However, he felt that this was not the time for the discipline of self-denial, so he gave his consent. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z Although repeated self-denial drains resolve in an immediate sense, it is possible to build endurance through the routine practice of self-control over time. Trying to Resist Temptation? Think about God 2012-07-17T11:45:00.217Z Her fame spread far and near, and the story of her devotion and self-denial touched every one that heard it. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Every day is to be one of abstinence and self-denial. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z His work certainly involves more self-denial than either of theirs, and not less tact and good sense. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z They generally think so much of themselves after having performed this wonderful act of self-denial that they become quite unbearable to their friends. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z He conquered by gentleness, by forbearance, by love, by sympathy, by self-denial. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z I only know that I have tried hard to find him in order that that noble act of self-denial might be in some generous manner repaid. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Love, mercy, patience, self-denial, alms-giving, truth, and the cultivation of wisdom, he required of all. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At another time Landseer was talking to Sydney Smith about the drama, and said: "With your love of humor, it must be an act of great self-denial to abstain from going to the theatres." Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z But when they have need of self-denial and mortification, they have not the courage to practise virtue; but they lose heart, turn faint-hearted, and think it is best to spare themselves. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z By quiet, steady, persistent love, goodness, and self-denial. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z "I am sorry it entailed so much effort and self-denial." The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The clergy, self-indulgent, preached self-denial; practicing vice, they exaggerated human guilt. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Diplomatic interviews, exhausting journeys, impressive mass meetings, brilliant literary propaganda—all these methods were employed by him to the utmost limit of self-denial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z This indispensable self-denial is accomplished by a two-fold instrumentality—by the love of God, which is the first commandment, and by the love of our neighbor as ourselves. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Noble in her spirit of endurance in the time of trial, Hannah is still more noble in the spirit of self-denial in the time of prosperity. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z “It was received,” says Franklin, “with great thankfulness, and such an instance of self-denial and kindness filled our eyes with tears.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z We must abandon all industrial pursuits, change all our views of the rights of property, adopt the communistic principle and policy, and lead lowly lives of self-denial and bodily mortification and discomfort. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Unfortunately, with the friars as with the monks, prosperity brought decadence; and by the middle of the fourteenth century their ardor had cooled and their boasted self-denial had pretty largely given place to self-indulgence. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Her charity inspired others with the spirit of self-denial, and the king and his chief almoner often dispensed their bounty through her. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Of what avail has been a life of self-denial, of benevolence? Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z "For our part," she added, looking upward with an air of self-denial, "Mr. Northey and I have determined to give no sanction to a connection so discreditable!" Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Franklin says: "It was received with great thankfulness, and such an act of self-denial and kindness, being entirely unexpected in a Canadian voyageur, filled our eyes with tears." True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z But Mr. Gaines was not much given to self-denial or to a considerate manner at any time. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z Though said with apparent carelessness, this was really a brave bit of self-denial on Dorothy's part. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z Numerous instances of her self-denial have been related, and one of them we will repeat. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z Indeed, the Egyptian priesthood were remarkable for their abstinence and self-denial, fearful, according to Plutarch, that “the body should not sit light upon the soul.” Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z I’ll quit the cross of self-denial, And enter in my great reward. Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes 2012-03-09T03:00:17.743Z Meanwhile the Prince, with great self-denial, endeavoured to detain his unwelcome guests by all manner of pretexts. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z First S. Still, some self-denial I'm sure they endure? Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch 2012-03-06T03:00:20.097Z To be wisely economical requires the exercise of the reflective faculties united with practical experience, self-denial, and moral dignity. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z And how, all through the interminable period of self-denial, you heartened yourself to these dismal refrainings by the warm comfortable thought, "Won't they be pleased?"—and how they never were. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Such generosity and self-denial was never before heard of in the East. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z He bowed still deeper than before, and sacrificing with extraordinary self-denial the remainder of his oration, especially as he perceived that any further parleying would not be permitted, he had resort to more drastic expedients. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z There are hidden benefits to so much ritualized self-denial. Lent and the Science of Self-Denial 2012-02-23T10:00:00Z It took considerable self-denial on Lucy's part to forego supper when the time came to carry out the plan, but the spirit of mischief was stronger than her appetite. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z To him the thing seemed an act of pure heroism, pure self-denial, pure good-doing. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z It was here that the girl whose story Guiccioli adduces as evidence of Byron's virtuous self-denial came to him for counsel. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z Never was self-denial better bestowed: and, like most rational penances, it soon became no penance at all. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z But the spirit and self-denial which supported him were as real as any which animated the greatest man who that day marched or fought for his cause. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z With what angelic self-denial she endured the ghostly whisperings of the chairs and tables, which would keep babbling of that past, however much she stopped her ears. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z There is born of the enthusiasm of self-denial a happiness that while the fervour lasts seems all-sufficing. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The woman's good-nature—her sense of Mary's condition—would have led her to refuse it; but she was not quite made up of self-denial, and she felt faint and sinking. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z In one sense a thoroughly religious man, he practises all the virtues which he knows, almsgiving to the extent of self-denial, without distinction of creed, charity in word and deed, truth, purity, and justice. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z No language can express the goodness, the heroism, the patience and self-denial of the many millions, dead and living, who have preserved in the family of man the jewels of the heart. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Happiness must not be expected this side of the clouds, and can only be attained by self-denial and faith; not selfdenial for the good of others, but for the salvation of your own sweet self. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:59.847Z It is hard to overestimate the courage, the industry, the self-denial it has required to fell the forests, to subdue the fields, to construct the roads, and to build the countless homes. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z True, they do not eat their flesh, they do not drink their blood, but they live on their labor, on their self-denial, their weariness and want. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Is not self-denial in a man as praise- worthy as in a God? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z It is necessary neither to deny or disparage the self-denial and goodness of these men. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z I want to teach the people of the world that America is not only capable of self-government, but that it has the self-denial, the courage, the honor, to pay its debts to the last farthing. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z As wealth increased, they declared that honesty and goodness and self-denial and charity were vanishing from the earth. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z The grandeur of self-denial, the nobility of forgiveness, and the ineffable splendor of mercy are with us still. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Few people understand the amount of energy, industry, and self-denial it requires to be consistently vicious. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z But their religion did more than all other causes to produce the very evils that called for the exhibition of self-denial and heroism. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z No man practices self-denial unless he does wrong. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z All the self-denial and goodness in the world do not even tend to prove the existence of the supernatural or of the miraculous. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z We want the history of intellectual development, of the growth of the ethical, of the idea of justice, of conscience, of charity, of self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Yet all this self-denial on the part of the saints was founded in the purest selfishness. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Justice, self-denial, charity and pity are the children of love. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z To inflict an injury upon yourself is an act of self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z His life is worth its example, its moral force, its benevolence, its self-denial and heroism. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z All who knew him united in saying that he had the pity of a woman, the generosity of a prince, the self-denial of an anchorite, the courage of Cæsar, and the enthusiasm of a poet. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z So the love-duet in The Flying Dutchman has in it the consecration, the infinite self-denial, of love. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z It did all that organization, cunning, piety, self-denial, heroism, treachery, zeal and brute force could do to enslave the children of men. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z To plant seeds that will forever bear the fruit of joy, is not an act of self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z And how disheartening a task it is to practice self-denial unappreciated, to resign all for one who deigns not even to bestow a word of kind approval. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Hating slavery, pitying the master—seeking to conquer, not persons, but prejudices—he was the embodiment of the self-denial, the courage, the hope and the nobility of a Nation. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z There is nothing spiritual in the worship of the unknown and unknowable, in the self-denial of a slave at the command of a master whom he fears. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z To do wrong is the only possible self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Whoever does wrong plagues himself, and when he reaps that harvest, he will find that he was not practicing self-denial when he did right. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z "Not to-day, any how," said he, half sighing at his self-denial. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The provincial prudes, and others of like mold, pretend that love is a duty rather than a passion—a kind of self-denial—not an over-mastering joy. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z No one has ever yet seen any play in which, in his heart, he did not applaud honesty, heroism, sincerity, fidelity, courage, and self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z From my standpoint, I do not understand you when you talk about self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z I have heard all my life about self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Some of them were smoking, an indecorum which, by a self-denial that counts for much with Spaniards, nowhere else appeared in the long array. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z In the hour of trial the woman rises to sublime heights of self-denial. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z In those blessed days, the diseased were sainted and insanity born of fasting and self-denial and abuse of the body, was looked upon as evidence of inspiration. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The religion of Gautama is filled with most beautiful and tender thoughts, with most excellent laws, and hundreds of sentences urging mankind to deeds of love and self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z They were promised rewards in another world, if they would only have self-denial enough to be virtuous in this. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Self-denial.—There never did, and never will, exist anything permanent, and noble, and excellent in a character which was a stranger to the exercise of resolute self-denial. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z He, a king, wears a peasant's rustic garb and lives a life of austere self-denial, grieving night and day for his absent son. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Florence must have had a very unpleasant time in England, where she had to practise the strictest self-denial. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z With infinite toil and self-denial they had carved out their niche here in the Argentine Republic. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z If they would forego the pleasures of larceny and murder; if they would forego the thrill and bliss of meanness here, they would be rewarded hereafter for that self-denial. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z No talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character is required to set up in the grumbling business. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z There too, as here, we have a dark solemn meaning in light guise; deeds of high temper, harsh self-denial, daring and death, stand embodied in that soft, quick-flowing joyfully-modulated verse. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Oh," she cried at length, "it doesn't cost you much self-denial to stay behind. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z "That what's worthwhile is the sacrifice and self-denial that goes into putting yourself in the best possible position to win, with preparation being the key to success." Giants get pep talk at first Super Bowl practice 2012-01-26T23:06:16Z Countless altars and temples have been built, and the supernatural has been worshiped with sacrifice and song, with self-denial, ceremony, thankfulness and prayer. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z The highest visible form of Christian life is self-denial for the good of others. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Duty was self-denial, not self-seeking under any pretext. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z When I first met you I was earning just enough to keep me on the border line between respectability and—the other thing—that is by the exercise of the most unpleasant self-denial. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Dr. Burke was a very popular clergyman, was highly thought of in the town and was very remarkable for his hospitality, great benevolence, and Christian self-denial and care for the poor. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z He has never learned anything; has never practiced any self-denial; was never tempted, never touched by fear or hope, and never had a want. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z What a labour of love and self-denial was theirs! The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z It is well known that, during the middle ages, theological views on the meritoriousness of all self-denial made voluntary celibacy very common. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z It would be difficult to define self-denial according to the ordinary acceptation of the term. Doctrine of the Will 2012-01-22T03:00:26.997Z But this would require firm resolution and self-denial. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z And so through countless years of ignorance and cruelty—of thought and crime—of murder and worship, of heroism, suffering, and self-denial, the race has reached the heights where now we stand. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z He was tempted in various ways, but his self-denial resisted all the seductive approaches of sin. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Remember that without self-denial and restraint there is no power over death. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z What is self-denial but placing the Will with the Intelligence, in opposition to the Sensibility? Doctrine of the Will 2012-01-22T03:00:26.997Z In the present age, how limited the number, whose moral courage and self-denial enable them to do their alms in secret, and without sounding a trumpet, as the hypocrites do! Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z This same feeling of perfect resignation and self-denial should also govern us in all things. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z "It seeks the highest triumphants of humanity in the exercise of devotion, self-contemplation, and self-denial." The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z That is its ideal, the one thing it lives for; and where shall we find one that is more sublime, where shall we look for a self-denial that is braver or more complete? The Children's Life of the Bee 2012-01-10T03:00:15.617Z At last a crash of crockery overcame her self-denial, and she ran out of the room. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z On the other hand, it cannot be denied that many also have been eminent examples of self-denial and matchless devotion, or genuine heroes in combating for their sacred faith and the love of their brethren. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z No doubt it was much easier to attend to such outward observances, than to keep the temper in order and practise self-denial; but no outward service can please God if the heart is not right. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z The spiritual cross—self-denial or asceticism—is a prominent feature of each religion. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z An agreement, presented in the Virginia House of Burgesses by Washington, was signed by every member; and in all the colonies the people entered at once upon a course of self-denial. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z When were greater sacrifices extorted by self-denial, that 'lion in the way' which has scared so many from the paths of peace? Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Thoreau's self-denial was heroic; but he sometimes failed to see the right of his neighbours to indulge more expensive tastes than his own. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Without self-denial, we cannot please God: and we can all practise self-denial, though it seems very hard to do so. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z "He inculcated the sublimest doctrines, and the purest morals, and the grand principles of charity and self-denial." The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Nor did men, alone, preach and practice self-denial; American women, the wives and daughters of patriots, cast their influence into the scale of patriotism, and by cheering voices and noble examples, became efficient co-workers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Besides, although nothing be more sublime than a life of charity and self-denial in the abstract, nothing is less so in the detail. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z With how much fidelity and self-denial he devoted himself to his task is well known. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Jesus also declared, that one way of gaining the favour of God, was by doing acts of kindness and self-denial, to help our suffering fellow creatures. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z "You'll be donning the cowl, next, Petrovitch, and preaching self-denial," said one, a handsome laughing youngster who had been bemoaning his own losses a minute before. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z That Crape on the Whip assumed the force of a call to the Church, urging to self-denial and to active effort. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z After two years of silent perseverance, he presented to his friend the fruits of his self-denial, and was more than recompensed when Warburton accompanied him to Oxford. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z By force of industry and self-denial he had just succeeded in securing both objects when a change of postmasters-general resulted in his summary dismissal. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z So, seeking him out alone, he lived a whole year with him in self-denial and prayer, and laboured daily with his hands. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z A composition committee was actually formed, but it proved illusory from the first, the patriotism of neither of the factions being equal to the puniest act of self-denial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z I don’t like to think of your being forced to work as you are doing, and I’ve tried to show that it wouldn’t cost me any self-denial to make you an allowance. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z That self-denial, which was enjoined to all as an unremitting habit, was new to me almost even in name. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Neither can we accord firm confidence or high praise to the "Way of Salvation" which somehow Will can attain to follow by æsthetic contemplation and ascetic self-denial. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z We can express the significance of the psychic conflict in another way, by saying: the outer self-denial, in order to become pathological, must be supplemented by an inner self-denial. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z But they had never been taught the duty of self-denial for His sake, the blessedness of a life given up to Him in the doing of service to His little ones. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z It was evident that Celia’s earnings were small; but he noticed several things which suggested that she had lavished loving care upon the sick man, probably at the cost of severe self-denial. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z It was painful to interrupt my delightful reverie, by renewing my resolutions of self-denial, so I passed them over as already fixed, insensible how fatally I was undermining their foundations. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z And now began a time of stern work and self-denial. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z He is willing, moreover, to take upon himself so many sacrifices of time, money, effort and self-denial in order to be freed. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Notwithstanding its faults Truro Cathedral is a notable monument of the enthusiasm and self-denial of the Cornish people. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z How we see it, everywhere in the world, making the feeble and otherwise scantily-endowed strong in self-denial, cheerful to endure, fearless to die! Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z The poor know not what it is to give without generosity, for they possess nothing which can be spared without self-denial. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Any departure from this rigorous self-denial was followed by tribulation. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z It is a sad and humbling proof of man's corruption that there is no degree of self-denial and self-sacrifice to which men may not go from false motives. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z At last the young lady used his self-denial as a pivot to gain her own ends. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Some well-meaning parents repress and even extinguish it, from the notion that this is the way to teach humility and self-denial. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z They knew that it entailed hard work, self-denial, and many hardships. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z He will freely share the joy of being in such a situation, and he has, perhaps, nothing else to share—in which renunciation and self-denial really most consist. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z There is a widely-spread desire to make things pleasant in religion,—to saw off the corners and edges of the cross, and to avoid, as far as possible, self-denial. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z That, with the power of enjoying your outing to the end, or cutting it short at the beginning, you can yet claim credit for your self-denial and patriotism. Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z A serious hope it should be to all parties; for they should bring into the consideration the duties of labour and self-denial which lie before them, and the seasons of anxiety which they must undergo. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z We practice self-denial from the prosaic lack of money, or to save a little to sink in a longer furrow, and endure fatigue more often to pay our debts than to acquire a bank balance. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z These weeks may be thought of as the Western answer to Ramadan, which is for Muslims a monthlong period of self-denial, reflection and prayer. Black Friday 2011 Turns Freaky for Economists, Politicians: View 2011-11-25T12:37:02Z Never were there such acts of kindness and self-denial as those which He has performed on our behalf. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z According to the teaching of the Church, every Christian is bound before God to do penance for his sins by ascetic exercises of abstinence, self-denial and almsgiving. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z And though she may not talk much about suffering and self-denial, her silence on that topic may be accounted for on the principle ça va sans dire. Aphorisms and Reflections from the Works of T. H. Huxley 2011-11-24T03:00:46.350Z The earnestness of Jesus, his acquaintance with the prophets, his self-denial and his constant kindness, endeared him to the common people. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z It will be a great act of self-denial. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z A self-righteous asceticism and an affected spirit of self-denial may keep it out of sight in a third. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z What are the most valuable kinds of self-denial? Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z This at all events is certain,—Nansen when a man always knew how to turn aside in a spirit of self-denial when the boundary line between prudence and rashness had been reached. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z His doctrine of self-denial, of patient suffering, of celibacy, of fasting, of preaching and of meditation, gradually produced a system in which asceticism, solitude, and penance were the prevalent duties. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Lose no time in instilling the principles of unhesitating obedience and thus, lay the foundation of paternal authority, while teaching your children self-control, self-denial, and how to gain a mastery over their passions. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z All this will require courage, self-denial, and firmness. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z The little friend received the dear plummy cake, and I a kiss and my first lesson in the sweetness of self-denial,–a lesson which my dear mother beautifully illustrated all her long and noble life. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Thrown from boyhood on his own exertions, it was only by industry, perseverance and self-denial that he obtained the means to pursue his studies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Yet, however pleasant the conversation, have sufficient self-denial to break off in seasonable time, so as not to keep the family up by continuing in the parlour till a late hour. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z What separation and self-denial! what holiness and moral purity! what grace and gentleness! what humility and tenderness! and yet, what zeal and energy! Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z It will produce in the man who has it repentance, faith, hope, charity, humility, spirituality, kind temper, self-denial, unselfishness, forgivingness, temperance, truthfulness, brotherly-kindness, patience, forbearance. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z If ever I was capable of self-denial, it was then. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z They do not stop to reflect that to be godly requires self-denial, humility, patience, crucifying the flesh with all its lusts. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Very well, but if they stimulate us to some virtue—for example, self-denial, dutifulness, order, thrift, measure, and moderation—let us listen to them, whatever their epithets may be! Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z Even sleep, the last refuge of the unhappy, was rigorously measured; and it was to lives of self-denial like this that great multitudes in the first century of the Christian era betook themselves. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z With infinite tact and admirable self-denial he gave free scope to ministers whose superiority in their various departments he frankly recognized, rarely interfering personally unless absolutely called upon to do so. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z With our apostle this is a favorite illustration of the Christian life—its steady aim, its strenuous action, its habitual self-denial, and patient endurance to the end. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z The men of all professions and occupations use diligence and industry and toil and self-denial in order to make a little money or to gain a little honor. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Away, then, with the monastic cowl of self-denial, with the appearance of humility! Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z They had had during the winter their baptism in self-denial and privation. Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane 2011-10-17T02:00:15.157Z He had a vision of a political economy based not on selfishness but on love, not on desire but on self-denial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Are we purer and wiser than we were on Ash-Wednesday—stronger to resist evil and do good—more like Christ in meekness and charity and self-denial? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Then why should not Christians, who are striving to avoid the danger and sorrow of sin and to gain eternal rest and reward—why should not they exercise diligence and self-denial and watchfulness also? Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Something sudden like a choke came in the young man's throat, and a great love for the brave boy who was so courageous in his self-denial. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z She is a model of economy, devotion, chastity, patience, self-denial, and a martyr to domestic affection. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Some attributed it to self-denial, others to fanaticism, but none to the right cause. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z It sings us the sweetest songs, preaches to us the purest morality, and presents for our imitation the noblest examples of beneficence and self-denial. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z It is that, by this necessary self-denial, I may keep my poor body down, out of danger of betraying me into sin. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Deny′ingly.—Deny one's self, to deny one's self the indulgence of bodily appetites and carnal inclinations: to exercise self-denial. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The remarkable disinterestedness and self-denial of some of these Missionaries is a bright reality, to appreciate which is to appreciate Christianity. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z His generosity and his self-denial knew no bounds. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z His life was a lesson of self-denial, of study, of purpose. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z This necessary self-denial has enabled me to keep my poor body down, and from betraying me into sin. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Improvements were made, and self-denial paid the bills. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z As a practical illustration of self-denial he actually led the life of a religious mendicant, daily begging from door to door for a mouthful of bread. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z From the outset, there was emphasis on education, local political control and the pursuit of the greater good, even if it required individual self-denial. The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 1): Colin Woodard 2011-09-29T00:22:05Z Think too of the Pilgrim Fathers, so tender and thoughtful in their stern self-denial, in their wilderness home erecting church and school-house side by side, both sacred to God and his people. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z It follows that self-denial is absolutely necessary to growing in grace. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z The provincial prudes, and others of like mold, pretend that love is a duty rather than a passion—a kind of self-denial—not an overmastering joy. Walt Whitman An Address 2011-09-26T02:00:30.337Z "I thought," she said, with an admirable effort at self-denial, "that he rather showed a preference for you!" Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z He had therefore to train himself, and to trust to his own judgment when so doing, blending self-denial with discretion. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Glancing over these now completed pages, how utterly meagre and unsatisfactory the record seems; how many an incident have I failed to mention; how many a deed of bravery or self-denial is left untold. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z We are mistaken if we imagine we are growing in grace, when we are practicing no self-denial. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z I have been discovered, while still in the dark as to his destiny, by means which no self-denial could preclude, no fortitude avert! The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z So far the people who sell sports cars to President Obiang have not shown such self-denial. Human rights: The compass fails 2011-09-14T20:17:42Z Religion is delightsome, but self-denial is always against the grain of the self which is denied, and there is no religion without it. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z While labouring in this way he was always exercising the same spirit of self-denial that had marked the outset of his educational career. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The savor of Christians is an unction from the spirit of God that produces purity, humility, patience, long-suffering, self-denial, tenderness, sympathy and unselfish love. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Suddenly, out of the limbo into which two years of laborious discipline and self-denial had pushed it stalked the demon of the ruling passion, mighty, overpowering, unconquerable. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z From his cradle the lad had been dedicated to the god of battles, and only the mother herself knew what her intention had cost her in the way of self-denial and of incessant effort. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z That cause was sin, which cannot be cancelled as guilt by any self-denial however great, nor even by the impartation of a new life from God for the future. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Submission, self-denial, diligent work, are the preparations for a life begun with such a shadow on it. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The reason why self-denial is necessary is that our very nature is corrupted and diseased and we are blinded by sin. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z He had never been an affectionate parent, or exhibited any self-denial for the benefit of his sons; and my father did not believe him. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z He had not been taught that in self-denial there is nobleness which brings peace after the pain. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z Our home was no longer the bright place it used to be, for we had lost many friends, and self-denial was the order of the day. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z She made the mistake of using self-denial and diligent work as curses instead of blessings. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The endurance of the evils which give occasion for the exercise of self-denial and for the acquisition of self-control is a far less evil than the want of self-denial and of self-control. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z It was really amazing, for every one seemed in a heavenly frame of mind, and self-denial was all the fashion. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z The family tradition was a private life devoted with the patience and self-denial of a martyr to the accumulation of gold. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z In the first dialogue, the moralist takes as his thesis the proposition that self-denial is not only the most reasonable but the most pleasant thing in the world. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z So scanty was his stock of capital on which his enterprise was started, that, in order honestly to pay his workmen, he was forced to carry his principle of self-denial to the utmost. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z It cost them some self-denial to wait till all was thus prepared instead of at once beginning to nail the frame together. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Such an expression must probably be considered an excuse that enables people to escape the difficulties and self-denial of practices of mortification, but not at all as a real reason. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z You must shew your self-denial by not coming to disturb Fairy. The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People 2011-08-10T02:00:18.760Z Standing on the mound a shot would stop these as they go bounding through the dead leaves, but the sound would bring up the keeper, and so one has to practise self-denial. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z His pipe was thenceforth laid aside, as his snuff-box had been, without a murmur, or any external advice to influence him; thus showing the strict self-denial he exercised. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z Now, whenever I look at this, Ellen, I shall think of your patience and self-denial,—yes, and your industry, and oh, dear, dear! The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z This is particularly true of those who belong to the old orthodox forms of religion which require self-denial and self-control as part of the practice of religious duties. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z In connection with exertions for others, it is but just to refer again to the laborious efforts, self-denial, and perpetual solicitude, to which Mrs. Ware was driven, at home, in regard to pecuniary means. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z She had learned so many lessons of patience and self-denial in the short life, the grand patience perfected through love and sacrifice, the earthly type of that greater love. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z His dress showed that he was one of the hermits who had vowed themselves to a life of prayer and self-denial, and who were greatly reverenced, even by the most thoughtless. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z As the old epitaph says, “Affliction sore long time he bore”; but physicians were not in vain, for Henty was a man of strong common sense, who knew well the value of self-denial. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Self-control and self-denial are held up as the highest attributes of man. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z So I practise self-denial, and try to improve upon the lessons inculcated by Mr Saint Purre, who often calls, mamma being very fond of his society. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z Then she would swiftly and guiltily put the child back in his cradle, and, with remorse and self-denial, lie near him without touching him. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Does not a sick child in a family educate all around it to tenderness and self-denial? Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z "Might one compliment you on such a piece of self-denial?" The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Attendance at religious services in our time has become very largely a matter of duty, requiring considerable self-denial and control for its accomplishment. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z As a rule the capitalist is a working man who has p. 145lifted himself out of his class by superior self-denial, or tact, or skill, or perseverance. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z The offer was one she had not sufficient self-denial to repel as she ought to have done, as any well-regulated young lady in superior circles of course would have done. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z But as a monk I despise you; for under the mask of self-denial you cloke worldliness and vanity, and the sacred robe you wear smells of the burning of wild and fevered desires. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z No one save Byron has depicted the self-denial incidental to Mazzini's career, which involved the abnegation of all that makes life worth living to other men. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Every doubt is reluctant, every misgiving is a self-denial. The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z You, Cornelia, are such a being; you possess the requisite grandeur of soul and self-denial, and your heart beats warmly for the moral sufferings and infirmities of mankind: you have already proved it. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z A life of self-denial and sacrifice is the grandest object the sun shines on. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z In one sense tobacco may be ranked as a book-enemy, for self-denial in this regard may furnish a man with a good library in a few years. In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z He preached a doctrine which prescribed as a rule of life meekness and self-denial, renunciation of the world. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z This monster is strangled with the haircloth, when the body is hardened and trained to self-denial, to suffering, to the repression of all animal passions which would keep man away from his goal. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z The mistress of ceremonies entered, and again she was forced to add another link to the chain of self-denial which already rested so heavily upon her weary shoulders. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z For a long number of years I have had the pleasure of being acquainted with one of God’s self-denial mothers. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z If any position requires self-denial, it is this. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z She, herself, had learned self-denial at an early age. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z If ruin could be staved off, it would be only by unceasing toil and Spartan self-denial. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z My self-love would be so greatly flattered that it would far, far outweigh the self-denial of an outward subordination to the church, while in my own congregation no one asks about Cornelia Erwing. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Her last words were uttered with some approach to sincerity, and she was mentally beginning to give herself credit for magnanimity and pious self-denial. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z Greater far than the self-denial of love is that of hate, for it extends to self-destruction! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z It was really an act of self-denial, because it would have been decidedly interesting to discuss the episode with Judy. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z A new stove or set of indurated ware meant weeks of self-denial. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z What object, what reward, can I hope for in return for my superhuman self-denial? A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Had his haughty mistress ever in her life practised such self-denial? Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Whoever has not the self-denial to allay this suspicion by enduring all sorts of humiliations and affronts must not try to aid the Ammergau villagers. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z The general welfare as such is not my welfare, but only the extremity of self-denial. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z I wonder if you quite realise the restraint and self-denial implied by a life of that kind? By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z The first year of their stay in their new home was one of great hardship and self-denial. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z So Benedict began his life of self-denial and solitary prayer. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z But she did not give way, constantly even making opportunities for self-denial, and doing little kindnesses for Ellen, though she was too truthful to profess an affection which as yet she could not feel. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Such self-denial would be a good action, but the constant performance of virtuous actions tends to make one haughty. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z I did an act of charity and self-denial. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z You cannot be ignorant of the great law of self-denial: that law, the powerful ones of the earth ought most of all to obey. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z A little self-denial and consideration, even for one bitterly hostile, would do them no harm—in fact, they could not but be the gainers by it in the long run. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z It was to them a new law, a law of asceticism, of self-denial, and they kept to it as strictly as possible. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z “I oughtn’t to tax your self-denial so severely, dear,” answered the girl, “when I know you’re dying to get at the river yourself.” Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z She would be excusably hurt, he reflected, remembering that the thing must have been somewhat costly, and under the circumstances represented a certain amount of self-denial. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z "The fiend take your higher voice and law of self-denial!" replied Thorstenson. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z In every succeeding Manifestation those souls who exceed all in faith, assurance, and self-denial can be declared to be the return of the former persons who attained to these states in the preceding Manifestation. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z All the self-denial of the poor lad appeared before her; his torture and suffering which began and ended his life. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z "Speak sensibly, Donald, men don't talk of dying because duty demands of them a certain amount of self-denial." Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z It is strange that men always praise enthusiastically any person who, by a momentary exertion, saves a life; but praise very hesitatingly a person who, by exertion and self-denial prolonged through years, creates one. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z He had tried in vain to live a life of self-denial, of enforced conformity, whereas both attempts were totally unsuited to his temperament and mentality. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Economy and self-denial are necessary in every station, to enable us to be generous, and to act conformably to the rules of justice. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z It needs all the force of discipline, all the stoic self-denial of the soldier, and, above all, the incessant renovation of the garrisons, to hinder the Russians from being driven out of all their positions. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The training of the will by self-denial and self-control is extremely important. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Surely their secret happiness was enough to compensate for that much self-denial, especially when it meant the last of Bellamy.... Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Extending as it does over the whole “month of raging heat,” such a fast manifestly involves considerable self-denial; and it is absolutely binding upon all the faithful whether at home or abroad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z First to p. 39render our present life more comfortable, and then to prepare us for another, by making us sociable beings; as in society virtue is acquired, and self-denial practised. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z This happy result has been brought about almost entirely by the good offices of the Religious Orders,—I mean by their preaching, their advice, the holy example of their lives, their tact, self-denial, and sacrifices. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z Self-Denial.—Many thoughtful people are sure that what is needed to make a large number of our generation more happy, or at least less miserable, is training in self-denial and in self-control. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I think gifts which come from loving contrivance and a little self-denial, must be more wholesome to receive than the mere overflowings of a full store. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z If she asked the sacrifice at his hands, he would abandon the cherished hope of years, the fruition of which seemed now so near, and she should never guess the extent of his self-denial. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The subject was now dropped; but, Caroline determined to copy in future her sister’s temperance and self-denial. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z And those who cannot endure great bodily austerities must apply themselves to imitate the austere life of Christ by interior self-denial. A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 2011-06-14T02:00:22.820Z The rest of the family are usually quite satisfied to stand some self-denial so that unfortunate results may not follow. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Or rather, they are not his but his father's, and he feels he has no right to be generous at the expense of his father's self-denial and toil. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z The sight of her glistening eyes when I told her, this morning, that you were not to be separated while she remained in the Parsonage, went far toward compensating me for my self-denial. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Enough to say, whate'er we wish of scene, Society, occupation, pleasure— Whenever wished, is ours; and this is Heaven; This is the prize of earthly self-denial. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z The faithfulness and self-denial of the young Indian woman made a deep impression upon his mind. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z The word self-denial has come to have a very distant sound for most of our generation. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He was content to go through any self-denial and toil that Martin, the pride of the whole family, might have scope to develop his abilities. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z The endless pains and self-denial that elicit nothing but ingratitude! A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z In a car, drawn by mules, they were then jolted along, following the track of the Hoang-ho, rising at three o'clock on winter mornings, to save time—a proceeding which involves almost supererogatory self-denial. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z As the other girls had not suffered this time, they made up the amount, though it necessitated considerable self-denial. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z But I will know it, Donald, will possess the true nun's heart, if all of self must be immolated by hourly chastisement and self-denial to achieve it. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The University has at length, after eighteen years of self-denial, been drawn by what I might call the overweening exercise of power into the vortex of mere party politics. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The little box is not quite empty, but the best jewels are the self-denial, sweet charity, and good sense you put in yourself. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z I find the pictures of Marian interesting, but have the self-denial to keep only one of them—the prettiest one of course. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z She had no mother, no friends; her daily life was one of wearying mortification and self-denial; and yet Emily Morton had never been heard to utter a single murmur. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Any skills they may have been developing for self-control or self-denial quickly deteriorate. Sex, Lies, Arrogance: What Makes Powerful Men Behave So Badly? 2011-05-19T09:20:00Z Any skills they may have been developing for self-control or self-denial quickly wither. Schwarzenegger, Strauss-Kahn and Caligula: Why Powerful Men Compulsively Cheat 2011-05-17T21:19:30Z What one finds above all is the insight into human nature and the comprehension of suffering and self-denial in unexpected places, which are qualities in an author the rarest and choicest. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z We do not learn for learning's sake, we are not self-denying for the sake of self-denial, but all is for fuller and richer living. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z That a library which supplies unending strength to the spirit means in all its parts, a little here, a little there, some self-denial of other things. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Her self-denial, her patience, and her burning patriotism, were well known in this camp of Saxon outlaws. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z That requires males to develop a whole suite of emotional muscles — self-denial, self-restraint, a facility for delayed gratification — that will help them cope with an appetite that at some levels will never be fully satisfied. Schwarzenegger, Strauss-Kahn and Caligula: Why Powerful Men Compulsively Cheat 2011-05-17T21:19:30Z He was also celebrated for an element of personal bravery and self-denial in forswearing the comforts of his Saudi Arabian inheritance for the rigors, and now the obliteration, of life on the run. Week in Review: A Reporter?s Quest for Osama bin Laden, the Unholy Grail 2011-05-07T21:10:10Z Is there in the country that intelligence, that self-denial, that moral courage, and that patriotic devotion which alone can bring us safely through? Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z But Jesus is the bright preacher of life, creating nature from this fiery law, by self-denial and forgiveness of sin.” William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z For if a woman plunges from her aim To piety, devotion such as this, She will plunge back to sin, unstable heart, That swings from self-denial to indulgence And spends itself in both.” Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z It was a matter of self-denial for Fred to decline to join his companions in a visit to the country club. The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z The paganism of the fourth century, with its motto, "Let us eat, drink, and be merry," imposed no self-denial; it was therefore bound to be popular. Life of Saint Monica 2011-04-25T02:00:07.817Z He carried this self-denial farther than any other public man. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z You are right; but I must practise self-denial; indeed, it is my life just now, and endeavor to earn a blissful reward by gaining her release from Mr. Cobbe. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z There is seldom even so severe a choice to be made, seldom so much self-denial to be exercised. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z There was none of this here: I never in any condition or class recognised more traits of thoughtful kindness and self-denial than I did amongst these poor, famished, and forgotten people. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z My money that I have made by self-denial and hard work? An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z Tear off thy silken finery and receive herewith the girdle of self-denial, from Wiborad's own hand; and let it be a warning to thee, to have done with all vain talkings and doings. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z "St. Benedict's rules," so the letter said, "exacted not only the outward forms of a monastic life, but the self-denial of heart and soul, which forms the spirit of it!" Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z There is the need to act, the necessity for self-denial, duties to be done that cannot be evaded, annoyances that will not be thrust aside. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z Here there is no luxury, no wealth, none of the refinement that comes of wealth, not one of the resources that fill the time of cultivated leisure; all is hardship, privation, self-denial. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Most boys would gladly be such as he is; the difficulty in the case is that they lack the energy, persistency, resolution, and self-denial, requisite for its achievement. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z Now it seems to me to be an excellent discipline whereby daily some self-denial and command may be acquired in overcoming the repugnance to doing from duty that which has in itself no attraction. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Somewhat eloquently, the doctor put before her the conduct of Gaunt—his wonderful self-denial. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Ambition has not self-denial for a mark but self-gratification. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z The simple act of self-denial in restraining the expression of unpleasant feelings or harsh thoughts is the foundation stone of a happy home. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z Miss Trevor was rather pleased than otherwise to find that her little project would involve some need of self-denial. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Love of ease and pleasure.—Simple acts of mortification and self-denial in the course of the day. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Many who adopted this unnatural view of human existence retired to the solitude of the desert, and there spent their time in practices of stern self-denial and in acts of frenzied self-torture. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z There are scores of little every-day acts, that give the perfume of self-denial, of sacrifice, and that deserve praise. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z She had the chief hand in the foundation of the present convent of English Benedictine Nuns at Brussels,36 where she still lives, and has arrived to a great pitch of virtue and self-denial. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z Himself resolute and courageous, with great power of self-control and self-denial, Bruce could make little allowance for failings which were not his own. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z The English peasant is thus deprived of almost every motive to practice economy, and self-denial, beyond what suffices to provide his family with food and clothing. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Speaking lies in hypocrisy: Persons pretending not only to divine inspiration, but also to extraordinary degrees of holiness, self-denial, mortification, etc., in order to credit the lies and false doctrines which they taught. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z After the death of their founder the Pythagoreans seem to have gradually blended with the Orphic communities, and the “Orphic life” was the recognised term for a life of purity and self-denial. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z Cleve was not one of those fellows who don't understand even so much self-denial as is necessary to commend them to old ladies on occasion. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Vibert, if not by literal fasting, yet by the practice of self-denial in every sensual indulgence, should have sought to give the spirit the victory over the flesh. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Well do you know this pretended self-denial of yours will elevate you a thousand times higher still in his estimation, and make him love you far more than ever before. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The most rigid moralist couldn't accuse me of my epicurism, for I seem to be husbanding my Continental pleasures with a laudable degree of self-denial. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z With that stage and season of my life they had passed away—irrevocably, eternally—and now I possessed an incentive to labour, ambition, and self-denial such as I had never before known. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z An infant school in a very poor part of London sent 298 farthings as its contribution, while a school of poor little blind children sent a sum which represented much self-denial. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Now Pengelly seems to fit what he says to their everyday life, and shows them how to follow the apostles’ example in their self-denial and patience. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Mr. James Borden will always be a dear friend, but he must learn what every one else in the world has had to learn—a lesson of self-denial. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z He early learned the meaning of privation and self-denial. Stories of Great Men 2011-02-21T03:00:07.643Z He could appreciate the kindness and self-denial that had brought her there, gladdened his home, and made his heart lighter. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Toto, mindful of his promise, showed great self-denial with regard to the raw vegetables, and even remained firm against the attractions of the cabbage-soup. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z The maiden controls herself, thanks to her self-denial. The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z He was loyal to the crown according to his lights, and showed a chivalrous self-denial that had hardly been expected from him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Doubt crept in whispering the uselessness of working, of saving, of self-denial, of laying by anything for a future that already meant nothing of happiness to him. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z How few who assume the position of step-mother,—a position requiring patience, long-suffering, and unflinching self-denial,—are fitted for the duties they so lightly take upon themselves! The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z I knew not the delicate reason that influenced him to this self-denial. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z I must occasionally sit with my guests, chatting and drinking--it brings business, you know, and----" "You take upon yourself this martyrdom with wonderful self-denial. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z His was a life of ascetic simplicity and self-denial and strenuous well-doing. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z Mother loves you for this manifestation of your self-denial and love for your parent.” The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z From her own means, without great self-denial, this could not be effected. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z Romance has its own way of treating such themes; but I do not believe romance can add one feature to the simple fact of this man's self-denial. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Respect for parents and for age, fraternal affection, hospitality, bravery, self-denial, endurance under fatigue or suffering, and disinterestedness, are uniformly inculcated. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z There was none of this here; I never in any condition or class recognized more traits of thoughtful kindness and self-denial than I did amongst these poor, famished, and forgotten people. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z We thought it might be teaching them, ma’am, to have love, as one may say, stronger than appetite, and work their little self-denial up with their love, and industry, and ingenuity. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z Before an author comes to this admirable self-denial he has usually had some experience of the ill-nature and caprice of critics. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It is said that even on his wedding day, by an exceptional act of self-denial, he limited his time of study to three hours only. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Yet, strange to say, notwithstanding this seeming noble self-denial, his was not a worthy nor a genuine affection; he was incapable of such. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:26.590Z I must appeal to you, most honoured Herr, if I would not run the risk of losing forever a sum of money hardly earned and accumulated only by constant self-denial. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Denying themselves a balanced life obviously requires some sort of success statement to persuade everyone that the "self-denial" and "hard work" has been worth it. Letters: Bankers offer an added bonus 2011-01-14T00:04:02Z Each man had willingly paid this tribute to one whose justice and self-denial were celebrated in their traditions, and having paid it, he went his way satisfied, if not altogether happy. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z This idea had its inconveniences; but self-denial was the fashion, and it was surprising how many things one can do without. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z His stomach bore, without difficulty, the coarsest and most ungrateful food:—Great was the indifference with which he submitted to every kind of self-denial. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z "Pagan self-assertion" is one of the elements of human worth, as well as "Christian self-denial." On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z If Gooch taught the virtue of discipline and desire to the batsmen, resulting in Cook's insatiable appetite for runs and self-denial outside off stump, then the bowling was remarkable. Mike Selvey on Strauss's new England 2011-01-07T08:18:12Z He knew it all, and yet he had spoken; and Etelka, who was convinced of his love, admired him the more for his reckless daring and his generous self-denial. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z For sixteen or eighteen years, Siméon Diodokis behaves like a perfect friend, devoted to the pitch of self-denial, in short, like a father. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z Previous success in research has been due to the unusually great perseverance, industry, and self-denial of the men, and but little to any pecuniary encouragement received. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z |
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