Even if he renounced every other consideration than that of justifying himself—if he met shrugs, cold glances, and avoidance as an accusation, and made a public statement of all the facts as he knew them, who would be convinced?
I must know what is the foul speech that I am liable to be the victim of," said Bulstrode, a certain amount of anger beginning to mingle with his humiliation before this quiet man who renounced his benefits.
The first great disappointment had been borne: the tender devotedness and docile adoration of the ideal wife must be renounced, and life must be taken up on a lower stage of expectation, as it is by men who have lost their limbs.
Celia's consciousness told her that she had not been at all in the wrong: it was quite natural and justifiable that she should have asked that question, and she repeated to herself that Dorothea was inconsistent: either she should have taken her full share of the jewels, or, after what she had said, she should have renounced them altogether.
Would the Unabomber have renounced his violent ways if he were to witness the sheer stunning spectacle that is Grimlock?
In that situation, the exceptions could have been renounced to allow the team to sign a player at $7.
While many ancient yogis renounced material possessions, others used yoga to gain money and influence.
I who have four times made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and have renounced wine for ever.
