George Bernard Shaw: Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. — George Bernard Shaw

Self-denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

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