“ridicule is often harder to bear than self-denial.”
“How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.”
“…thirst is harder to bear than hunger, heat, or cold.”
“Living in denial only makes finding the truth that much harder.”
“Living in denial only makes accepting the truth that much harder.”
“The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.”