self-denial

Ireland, meanwhile, is often cited as a country where public-sector workers have reacted to a sharp downturn with impressive self-denial.

She meant that unlike what some of you think, I'm not into self-denial. I do buy nice things for myself.

It was really amazing, for everyone seemed in a heavenly frame of mind, and self-denial was all the fashion.

A younger son, you know, must be inured to self-denial and dependence.

Self-denial is not a virtue; it is only the result of prudence on rascality.

But such willpower and self-denial is rare - sad cases like the Rockefellers and Hiltons are more common.

RAMADAN is meant to be a time for self-denial and spiritual reflection.

To practice ascetic discipline or self-denial of the body and its appetites.

Unlike the uncles, Victoria had been brought up a model of virginal moderation and self-denial.

Under all the complications of verbiage, haven't they all had a single leitmotif: sacrifice, renunciation, self-denial?

Mondale was the personification of the social ethic of self- denial.

Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.

Austerity is generally identified with self-denial through the brutality of discipline, drill and conformity.

It's a given that self-denial can be frustrating. But who knew it could make me prefer to watch Fight Club again.

He feared that they had never heard of necessity of self-denial and humility from any lips that could profit them.

It may feel like terrible self denial at the time but enjoying good health in your later years is worth the sacrifice.

All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, and self-denial, and study.

The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.

Through self-denial, prayer, and helping others, we re-learn Jesus' way of self-sacrifice for others.

Emancipates the mind is the eternal subject, does not have the limit, must the self-denial, keep pace with the times unceasingly.

When he went out the drawing to return to the reality, immediately feels vacant, suspected, self-denial.

The apostle Paul, for example, practiced self-denial as he preached the gospel among the Corinthians.

That requires effort, endurance, sometimes self-denial.

The developement of applicable rules of Foreign infringement is a process of denial and self-denial.

So far the people who sell sports cars to President Obiang have not shown such self-denial.

a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial.

The real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.

If you fail, or if your self-denial ends in a three-day catch-up orgy, seek help.

Giving ourselves to the Lord through helping others takes self-denial, yet one day Jesus will reward that effort (v. 27).

I gave it up . . . self-denial is where I come a cropper.

Self-hatred or self-denial would be my best guess.

practices self denial as spiritual discipline.

"There is no moral virtue today attributed to self-denial, " says Yankelovich.

The selfish person must grow in self-denial before people will trust.

Hinduism is very ritualistic and includes extreme self denial and self punishment.

Were taught to spend our entire lives cowering in self-denial.

Africa cannot afford this self-denial; it needs all the help it can possibly get from genetic modification.

It represents a kind of self-denial, self-transcendence creative attitude.

The act or habit of deliberate self-denial.

China needs more self-criticism, but not self-denial.

there is a period of penance, fasting, self-denial, and repentance .

Self-denial is the core of servanthood.

History records the suffering, the self-denial, the devotion, and the heroic deeds of people in the past.

First, modesty is not self-denial, self-denial only can make you lose the chances and make regret.

You were born for stardom's crown and not for self denial,