One secret act of self-denial, one sacrifice of inclination to do is worth all of the good thought, warm feelings, and passionate prayers in which idle men indulge themselves.

And I answered: He thought it was worth the sacrifice.

Self denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service

The secret of getting things done is to act.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.