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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
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.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
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.
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.
We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto the grenade to save our read more
We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto the grenade to save our buddies in the foxhole. We rise out of the trenches and charge the entreched enemy and die like maggots under a blowtorch. We strap bombs on our bodies and blow ourselves up in the midst of our enemies. We are, when the cause is sufficient, insane.
Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the truest type of love.
Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the truest type of love.