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Contemporary society is apt to laugh at and even to hinder these aspirations. We are not likely to become saints. All the likelihood runs in the opposite way. So let us not hesitate to practise a little self-denial, a little self-discipline, yes! even a little asceticism.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 7 : Discipline Desires > # 78