Quotes about self-denial

The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.

— Leigh Hunt

Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.

— Theodore Parker

Self-denial is not a virtue, it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

— George Bernard Shaw

Self-denial is painful for a moment, but very agreeable in the end.

— Jane Taylor