Character Quote by Theodore Parker

Self-denial is a monkish virtue.

— David Hume

Self-denial does not belong to religion as characteristic of it; it belongs to human life; the lower nature must always be denied when you…

— Henry Ward Beecher

There has to be some self-denial.

— Joe Paterno

The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the…

— Eric Hoffer

Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.

— Ambrose Bierce

Self-denial is a kind of holy association with God; and, by making you his partner, interests you in all his happiness.

— Robert Boyle

“Self-denial means knowing only Christ, and no longer oneself. It means seeing only Christ, who goes ahead of us, and no longer the path…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Weakness in self belief becomes weakness of character & of low self esteem.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

“Self-denial is an unfamiliar concept for many of us today, and we worry that it requires losing our individuality. But all self-denial means is…

— Richard J. Foster

To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before and no…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Deny Self for Self's sake

— Benjamin Franklin

Those with self belief are confident of positive outcome. They keep patience and wait without anxiety.

— Anil Sinha