quotations about sacrifice
Having the ability to recognize and act on the importance of sacrifice and integrity are conduits to achieve excellence in everyday life.
RYAN T. BLYSTONE
"Mass of the Holy Spirit: Message of Sacrifice, Integrity Seek to Inspire Toreros", USD News Center, September 15, 2017
He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.
OLYMPIA BROWN
sermon, January 13, 1895
There isn't much I wouldn't do for you. The stupider, the better.
RICHELLE MEAD
Last Sacrifice
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
"Maxims for Revolutionists", Man and Superman
The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation--the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honour, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
speech in Queen's Hall, London, shortly after the start of World War I, September 19, 1914
Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.
MITCH ALBOM
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
To make a sacrifice is putting words into meaning. You don't have to have a Medal of Honor to make a difference by doing the right thing.
DREW DIX
"Sacrifice and service the theme of Pueblo's 9/11 ceremony", The Pueblo Chieftain, September 11, 2017
It has been remarked, with great justice, that morality in individuals is grander, in proportion as they are able to sacrifice the present to the future.
MADAME SWETCHINE
The Writings of Madame Swetchine
You say you wanna sacrifice
You say the words too easily
To know just what you mean
BLACK WIDOW
"Sacrifice"
There is no forever, just today
Don't let your sacrifice waste away
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
"Wasted Sacrifice"
Cause even if you sacrifice beliefs to get through
And even if you take the side of lies over truth
Everyday the world will take what you give in to
So hold on to every breath of life in a world of sacrifice
BLACK VEIL BRIDES
"World of Sacrifice"
Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things.
GEORGES BATAILLE
"The Notion of Expenditure", La Critique Sociale
The greatest of all sacrifices is the sacrifice of time.
ANTIPHON
attributed, Day's Collacon
No one can make sacrifice for another, without establishing a new bond of interest between them.
ELON FOSTER
New Cyclopaedia of Prose Illustrations
roll the dice
and make the sacrifice
and i will follow you
LUNATIC CALM
"Roll the Dice"
The truth is, there is a clear line between compromise and sacrifice, but sometimes, it's a really thin line, and when you're in the thick of a relationship, you can't really see it.
ANJALI SAREEN NOWAKOWSKI
"Sacrifice Vs. Compromise In A Relationship: Here's The Super Importance Difference Between The Two", Elite Daily, September 16, 2017
In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life.
CESARE PAVESE
This Business of Living
Cold cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better
Just passing through
And it's no Sacrifice
Just a simple word...
GREGORIAN
"Sacrifice"
When you go in search of honey, you must expect to be stung by bees.
KENNETH KAUNDA
London Observer, January 2, 1983
A man must be sacrificed now and again
To provide for the next generation of men.
AMY LOWELL
A Critical Fable