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.
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The key to faith is what we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it.
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There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players andnever win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing tosacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, inthe end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individualgoals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullestis that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accoladeswill take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork andintelligence win championships.
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.
Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.
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A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
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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.
Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.
Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.
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.
