Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Politics, like religion, hold up the torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Pain is superficial, and therefore fear is. The torments of martyrdoms are probably most keenly felt by the by-standers. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I emphasize that I am full of ambition and hope and of full charm of life. But I can renounce all at… — Bhagat Singh Copy Share Image
“Because the only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage.” — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. The… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Were the happiness of the next world is as closely apprehended as the felicities of this, it were a martyrdom to live. — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
“There are perhaps many causes worth dying for, but to me, certainly, there are none worth killing for.” — Albert Dietrich Copy Share Image
In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable. — Manfred von Richthofen Copy Share Image
“I do not fear death, for death transforms visionaries into martyrs; converts noble ideas into powerful movements.” — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven,… — John Foxe Copy Share Image
The Church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting… — St. Jerome Copy Share Image
I feel in me the vocation of the Priest. I have the vocation of the Apostle. Martyrdom was the dream of my… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
The future of modern society depends much more on the quiet heroism of the very few who are inspired by God. These… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
It's not - martyrdom is not something that is common in the Western world, but in the Middle East, in the Orient,… — Jonathan Roumie Copy Share Image
“God allows the persecution of Christians from time to time in order to grow His garden: to weed out the counterfeits who… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“The chopping block was not confined to one era, nor one form or country. There were many types of martyrdoms, spiritual as… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
What were you thinking?" I demanded once we were moving to the music. I was trying to ignore his hands. "Do you… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I am too sick to work and haven't money enough to last 2 months and pay income tax. I want to keep… — Rose Wilder Lane Copy Share Image
It is, indeed, a fact that, in the midst of society and sociability every evil inclination has to place itself under such… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“No one has to be a martyr. On the contrary, everyone should be entirely selfish; not selfish in the normal sense of… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
“One of the questions asked by al-Balkhi, and often repeated to this day, is this: Why do the children of Israel continue… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
God sends such purgations to you, directors of consciences, that you may acquire the science of the saints and the art of… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
“But its exclusive character and irreconcileable hostility to the religious cults and ceremonies with which the whole social life of the city-state… — Christopher Henry Dawson Copy Share Image
She [my mother] was the force around which our world turned. My mother was propelled through the universe by the brute force… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
It shouldn't be difficult, then, to make the transposition at this point into the early Christian vision of Jesus and the Spirit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When a heretic wishes to avoid martyrdom he speaks of "Orthodoxy, True and False" and demonstrates that the True is his heresy. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“A man may indeed be an honest man; but the folly of sacrifice, of virginity, of devotedness, of martyrdom, arises only from… — Emile Bougaud Copy Share Image
“The ANZACs, clinging lost and leaderless to the hillsides, began, as the hot afternoon gave way to grey drizzle, to experience their… — John Keegan Copy Share Image
It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Loves and Cupids took to flight afraid, and Martyrdom had no such torment in its painted history of suffering. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Wherever it pleases God to put man in this world, the Christian must be ready for martyrdom and death. It is only… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Be careful how you suggest things to me. For there is in me a madness which goes beyond martyrdom, the madness of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them? — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
“A martyr is someone willing to die for what he believes in. A fanatic is someone willing for you to die for… — Marsha Hinds Copy Share Image
“The noble heart will find no shortage of places to offer itself in martyrdom, but you cannot die on every battlefield.” — R.L. Syme Copy Share Image
“Martyrdom is not a beginning, it is an end. The last thing this world needs is more martyrs.” — Zohreh Ghahremani Copy Share Image
There are daily martyrdoms occurring of more or less self-abnegation, and of which the world knows nothing. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
![“She [my mother] was the force around which our world turned. My mother was propelled through the universe by the brute force of reason. She was the judge in all our arguments. One disapproving word from her was enough to send us off to hide in a corner, where we would cry and fantasize our own…” quote by Nicole Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ddd/nicole-krauss-920_argument_she-my-mother-was-the-force-around-which_704012.png)
