Birth Quote by Dane Rudhyar

“A person whom is dissatisfied with the existing constitution of the self might wish to eradicate the self. A spiritual death can take the…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.

— Watchman Nee

When one begins the transformative process, death and birth are imminent: the death of custom as authority, the birth of the self.

— Marilyn Ferguson

“A martyr is, he who has become the instrument of God, who has lost his will in the will of God, not lost it…

— Anonymous

One nourishes one's created characters with one's own substance: it's rather like the process of gestation. To give the character life, or to give…

— Marguerite Yourcenar

“No one has to be a martyr. On the contrary, everyone should be entirely selfish; not selfish in the normal sense of the word…

— Donna Goddard

“A true martyr is not an opportunist who dies to get a reward of eternal life. A true martyr is a humanist who dies…

— Mouloud Benzadi

MARTYR, One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.

— Ambrose Bierce

The noble soul reveres itself

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The martyr is the exact opposite of the pagan hero personified in the Greek and Germanic heroes … For the pagan hero, a man’s…

— Alain de Benoist

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired…

— Helen Keller

“Our spiritual character is formed as much by what we endure and what is taken from us as it is by our achievements and…

— Flannery O'Connor