suffer privation
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In this war it is trifling ... if one folk must suffer privation in this or that way.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It is certain that at no time . . . will my mother suffer privation.
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The Lord helping us, we would rather suffer privation, than contract debts.
From A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part by Müller, George
It is true for the time being I have nothing left for myself, but it is better that the servant should suffer privation than his lord.
From The Youth of the Great Elector by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
But it came at last in overflowing measure, as it almost invariably does to those who are willing to work and suffer privation and persevere to the end.
From Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life by Marden, Orison Swett