Sacrifice Quotes

2537 Sacrifice quotes by 1598 unique authors

The prime role of a leader is to offer an example of courage and sacrifice. — Regis Debray
Alone thou goest forth, O Lord, in sacrifice to die; is this thy sorrow naught to us who pass unheeding by? Our sins, not thine,… — Peter Abelard
Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile. — Edward Abbey
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,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
When under the pretext of fraternity, the legal code imposes mutual sacrifices on the citizens, human nature is not thereby abrogated. Everyone will then direct… — Frederic Bastiat
Our situation is truly delicate & critical. On the one hand we are in need of a strong federal government founded on principles that will… — Mercy Otis Warren
We shall divert through our own Country a branch of commerce which the European States have thought worthy of the most important struggles and sacrifices,… — Thomas Jefferson
The only constitutional exception to the power of making treaties is, that it shall not change the Constitution.… On natural principles, a treaty, which should… — Alexander Hamilton
This longing for knowledge makes the real artist brave. He never adheres to the first image that appears to him, because he knows that this… — Michael Chekhov
If we have chosen the position in life in which we can most of all work for mankind, no burdens can bow us down, because… — Karl Marx
Tennis can be a very frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in the hours because… — Roger Federer
I'll play as long as I'm still willing to work this much, to do all these sacrifices — Stefan Edberg
A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul. — John le Carre
Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it. — Mikhail Botvinnik
No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that — Anatoly Karpov
Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable. — Anatoly Karpov
The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which… — John D. Rockefeller
There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance--do not sacrifice that to anything else. — John D. Rockefeller
We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty. — William Graham Sumner
Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how blacks should be and I respectfully decline, as I did in my youth, to sacrifice… — Clarence Thomas
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. — Abdul Kalam
Those things that are precious are saved only by sacrifice. — David Kenyon Webster
Above all be much in secret prayer and meditation. By this you will fetch the heavenly fire that must kindle your sacrifice: remember you cannot… — Richard Baxter
For it was thy sin, and the sin of all the world, that lay upon our Redeemer, and his sacrifice and satisfaction is sufficient for… — Richard Baxter

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