Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help read more

Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.