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Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. - Ge

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly. – George Eliot

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The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character. – George Eliot

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Certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that were so fond of it. – George Eliot

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Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity. – Oscar Wilde

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Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket. – Horace Greeley

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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. – Natalie Clifford Barney

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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain. – Epictetus

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