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Sacrifice Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
- The Americans, on the contrary, are fond of explaining almost all the actions of their lives by the principle of interest rightly understood; they show…
- In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict…
- I have seen Americans making great and sincere sacrifices for the key common good and a hundred times I have noticed that, when needs be,…
- Remember that life is neither pain nor pleasure; it is serious business, to be entered upon with courage and in a spirit of self-sacrifice.
- I must say that I have seen Americans make great and real sacrifices to the public welfare; and have noticed a hundred instances in which…
- It is above all in the present democratic age that the true friends of liberty and human grandeur must remain constantly vigilant and ready to…
More Sacrifice Quotes
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
- I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle. — Aaliyah
- Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we offered were… — Ibrahim Babangida
- An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he… — Walter Bagehot
- Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face… — William Barclay
- Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else… — James M. Barrie
- The major parties could conduct live human sacrifices on their podiums during prime time, and I doubt that anybody would notice. — Dave Barry
- What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not… — Bruce Barton
- Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and… — Joe Barton
- To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. — Henry Ward Beecher
- No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. — Max Beerbohm