#renunciation

Industry, technology, and commerce can thrive only as long as an idealistic national community offers the necessary preconditions. And these do not lie in material egoism, but in a spirit of sacrifice and joyful renunciation. ↗

— Adolf Hitler

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To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art. ↗

— Anthony Burgess

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Renunciation - that is the great fact we all, individuals and classes, have to learn. In trying to avoid it we bring misery to ourselves and others. ↗

— Beatrice Webb

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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

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A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. ↗

— Simone Weil

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The oath of renunciation and allegiance is a solemn vow taken by thousands of immigrants each year to become a United States citizen. The oath is the fundamental statement of allegiance to the United States, and this allegiance is what unites America. ↗

— Jim Ryun

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With renunciation life begins. ↗

— Natalie Clifford Barney

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