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Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianit

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

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There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor. – Oscar Wilde

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Nobody of any real culture, for instance, ever talks nowadays about the beauty of sunset. Sunsets are quite old fashioned. To admire them is a distinct sign of provincialism of temperament. Upon the other hand they go on. – Oscar Wilde

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

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Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. – Ambrose Bierce

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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity. – Natalie Clifford Barney

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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. – Saint Augustine of Hippo

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