A man also denies himself when by a sufficient alteration of manners or a good conversation he changes a life of habitual wickedness. He who has long lived in lasciviousness, abandons his lustful self when he becomes chaste, and in like manner a forsaking of any crimes is a denial of one’s self.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: in Matt. tom. 12.