self-denial
Example Sentences
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What of altruism, humility, reserve, healthy self denial?
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2017
It's weel enuff for fowk to praich An praise up self denial; But them 'at's forradest to praich, Dooant put it oft to trial.
From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John
With much self denial he scraped together enough money to buy two books which he had seen at the second hand bookseller's and which he had longed to possess.
From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Brower, Harriette
Is not self denial virtuous and polite, selfishness vicious and vulgar?
From Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. by Frost, Sarah Annie
To stand alone in this way, to run counter to the ways of others, requires immense self denial.
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles
