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To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed.

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.

If I deny myself something, I just get resentful, so what's the point?

As soon as you forbid something, you make it extraordinarily appealing. You also bring shame in as a phenomenon.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

I'm honest and fair, but I don't dispense false kindness.

I personally think that if you deny something or if you hide something you're inadvertently admitting it's wrong.