Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.
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What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self?
Denial is a very powerful thing.
The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.
A denial of the reality of demonical possessions on the part of anyone who believes the Gospel narrative to be true and inspired may justly be regarded as simply and plainly inconceivable.
There are so many people that don't believe in themselves and don't have faith.
When we deny the poor and the vulnerable their own human dignity and capacity for freedom and choice, it becomes self-denial. It becomes a denial of both our collective and individual dignity, at all levels of society.
The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.
If I deny myself something, I just get resentful, so what's the point?
Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.