What Is a Self Denying Deed?

Contrast: "One self-denying deed" – an act that makes us give up something for someone else. "One glance most kind" – an act you don't have to give up anything for.) Page 3.

What will the self-denying did achieve?

In "Count That Day Lost," a self-denying deed could be to make someone smile or to help someone. What George Eliot is trying to say is that a good day is one in which you may have to sacrifice something in order to open the door for someone else's happiness, and this makes life worthwhile.

What is an example of self-denial?

the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness. an act or instance of restraining or curbing one's desires: To reduce, one has to practice self-denial at the dinner table.