"Self-denial! Nonsense. Men have no self-denial. It is your cowardice."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
This same Captain Self-denial, his history goes on, was stout, he was an hardy man also, and a man of great courage. Stout and hardy and of great courage at home, that is; in his own mind and heart, soul and body, that is. Young Captain Self-denial was a perfect hero at saying No! and at saying No! to himself. It is a proverb that there is nothing so difficult as to say that monosyllable. And the proverb is Scripture truth if you try to say No! to yourself.英文原著 · 《Bunyan Characters-3》
``Because that means self-denial, colossal self-denial. You love things to eat--yes?''英文原著 · 《The Price She Paid》
I have done it, and if I hadn't been a fool and a coward I might have done it a week ago, and spared myself a good deal of delicious torment. I have just given two hours to a sketch of Addison's Walk and carried it to aunt Celia at the Mitre. Object, to find out whether they make a long stay in London (our next point), and if so where. It seems they go directly through. I said in the course of conversation, "So Miss Schuyler is willing to forego a London season? Marvelous self-denial!"英文原著 · 《A Cathedral Courtship》
Rome made no denial, no defence. "Uncle Gabe," he said slowly, still busied with the stone, " hev that gal been over hyeh sence y'u tol' her who I was?"英文原著 · 《A Cumberland Vendetta》
Silence fully grants thy suit: Doth she pout, and leave the room? Then she goes to bid thee come: Is she sick? why then be sure, She invites thee to the cure: Doth she cross thy suit with "No?" Tush, she loves to hear thee woo: Doth she call the faith of man In question? Nay, she loves thee than; And if e'er she makes a blot, She's lost if that thou hit'st her not. He that after ten denials, Dares attempt no farther trials, Hath no warrant to acquire The dainties of his chaste desire.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
Well, if it was just smoke, they'd issue a denial.美剧 · 《Billions》
I can't be in denial about what this place is, what you are, any longer.美剧 · 《Billions》