Favourite Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

It comes as second nature to men to sacrifice themselves, and their women to let them do it.

— Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

“the impulse toward excessive self sacrifice comes from women's history, not their nature. The reason self-sacrifice seems so natural for women in Western culture…

— Stephanie Golden

Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realise what a tremendous advantage she has over man.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A man is not capable of giving the way a woman gives. She is stronger. When a woman sacrifices, it lends her grace and…

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I think, as a woman, you've got to make so many sacrifices.

— Maxine Peake

Men think that self-sacrifice is the most charming of all the cardinal virtues for women, and in order to keep it in healthy working…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Woman too commonly commits the sin of self-sacrifice whereby she consents to be sequestered in the home, without intellectual stimulus, so that the tranquil…

— Rebecca West

Sacrifice is a virtue that shows you truly love her and you would do anything to make her happy.

— Jeremy Limn

It is a common fate -- a woman's lot -- To waste on one the riches of her soul, Who takes the wealth she…

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

It's always easier to sacrifice when you're not the one who has to do it.

— Erik Spoelstra

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

— Anna Held

You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.

— Rita Ora