| Our vows are not of celibacy or self-denial, but of temperance and self-moderation. |
| They shared a common acceptance that chastity was formed by exercises in self-denial comparable to athletic training. |
| Man was not a sinful creature who could only be saved by self-denial while patiently awaiting death and ultimately salvation. |
| A real person has to go through so much self-denial to fulfil this idealised image. |
| Accompanying this disdain for people is a self-righteous delusion that they alone are saving the planet with their steady diet of self-denial. |
| No one denies self-denial and noble altruism are generative of a host of spiritual benefits. |
