Martyrs Quotes

122 Martyrs quotes by 103 unique authors

Not all of us are called to die a martyr’s death, but all of us are called to have the same spirit of self-sacrifice and… — Richard Wurmbrand
It is truer to say that martyrs create faith more than faith creates martyrs. — Miguel de Unamuno
No true Christian can carry within his heart hatred for any of God's children . . . I am as aware as any other Christian… — Pat Buchanan
If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle., unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic… — James Connolly
I nursed men back to sanity who were driven to despair. I solicited clothes for the ragged children, for the desperate mothers. I laid out… — Mother Jones
Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress. — Chester Himes
In the blood of the martyrs to intolerance are the seeds of unbelief — Walter Lippmann
Mere negation, mere Epicurean infidelity, as Lord Bacon most justly observes, has never disturbed the peace of the world. It furnishes no motive for action;… — Thomas B. Macaulay
We love the old saints, missionaries, martyrs, and reformers. Our Luthers, Bunyans, Wesleys and Asburys, etc... We will write their biographies, reverence their memories, frame… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
You victorious martyrs who endured torments gladly for the sake of God and Savior, you who have boldness of speech toward the Lord Himself, you… — Ephrem the Syrian
But knowledge does not protect one. Life is contemptuous of knowledge; it forces it to sit in the anterooms, to wait outside. Passion, energy, lies:… — James Salter
Eighty and six years have I served Christ, nor has He ever done me any harm. How, then, could I blaspheme my King who saved… — Polycarp
The agony of martyrdom is almost too much to bear. In the early hours, when the loss is fresh, there is no comfort in knowing… — David Ebershoff
If you outlaw half a million people you make martyrs of them. For example, if you outlaw Robin Hood, it is all very well, but… — Baldur von Schirach
History is changed by martyrs who tell the truth. — Miguel Syjuco
The faithful are ever sustained by the presence of the Supreme Concourse. In the Supreme Concourse are Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah, and Bahá’u’lláh, and… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
A vision is something worth living for, and it is something worth dying for. In fact, if it is not worth dying for, it is… — Phil Pringle
We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs. — George Whitefield
The world would use us just as it did the martyrs, if we loved God as they did. — Thomas F. Wilson
As Luxenberg's work has only recently been published we must await its scholarly assessment before we can pass any judgements. But if his analysis is… — Ibn Warraq
If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even if we stake… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness. — John Milton
... we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate the memory of Peter and… — Gregory Palamas
When you are in the temple, remember that you are in the living presence of the Lord God, that you stand before His face, before… — John of Kronstadt
We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime. — Jalal Talabani

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