Self Sacrifice Quotes

124 Self Sacrifice quotes by 90 unique authors

You should remember that though another may have more money, beauty, and brains than you, when it comes to the rarer spiritual values such as… — Archibald Rutledge
Every man has his price. This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing… — Mahatma Gandhi
Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realize what a tremendous advantage she has over man. As Tolstoy… — Mahatma Gandhi
Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice. — Eric Hoffer
Most vices demand considerable self-sacrifices. There is no greater mistake than to suppose that a vicious life is a life of uninterrupted pleasure. It is… — Aldous Huxley
Patient perseverance in well doing is infinitely harder than a sudden and impulsive self-sacrifice. — Horace Mann
My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I… — Jeremy Northam
Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice. — Angela Kinsey
No discovery of modern psychology is, in my opinion, so important as its scientific proof of the necessity of self-sacrifice (or discipline) to self-realization and… — Henry C. Link
Without compassion, true gratitude is an impossibility. If we are to feel gratitude towards another for their deeds, then we must have compassion for the… — Derek R. Audette
Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Unity and self-sacrifice, of themselves, even when fostered by the most noble means, produce a facility for hating. Even when men league themselves mightily together… — Eric Hoffer
The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak hate not wickedness… — Eric Hoffer
Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice if they are accepted as the sole, eternal truth — Eric Hoffer
The vigor of a mass movement stems from the propensity of its followers for united action and self-sacrifice. When we ascribe the success of a… — Eric Hoffer
The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love. — Morihei Ueshiba
The men and women who have the right ideals . . . are those who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes… — Theodore Roosevelt
The only honorable, desirable kind of fear that shouldn't be feared is the fear of harm on a loved one. It's the kind of fear… — Criss Jami
Those who live as though God sets the rules are not going by their own rules. That is the self-sacrifice, or selflessness, that peace more… — Criss Jami
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. — Mahatma Gandhi
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go… — Charles Dickens
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism… — John Foster Dulles
The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. — Vladimir Lenin

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