“Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
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1900s, Maxims for Revolutionists (1903)
“You're a self-centered rascal, aren't you!”
Spoken to Hakuin Ekaku; as cited in: Hakuin Ekaku (author), Norman Waddell (translator). Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin. 2010. p. xxii
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Son of Sanada Nobuyuki 1642–1721Related quotes
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