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Inspirational Quotes About Sacrifice
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“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the courage to surpass others at whatever cost, but the courage to serve others at whatever the cost.”
Professional Tennis Player, Civil Rights Supporter
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“The soldier, above all other men, is required to perform the highest act of religious teaching — sacrifice.”
American General And Field Marshal
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“Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.”
Philosopher, Mathematician
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“Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.”
Philosopher, Poet, Essayist, Novelist
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“Life at its noblest leaves mere happiness far behind; and indeed cannnot endure it.... Happiness is not the object of life: life has no object: it is an end in itself; and courage consists in the readiness to sacrifice happiness for an intenser quality of life.”
Playwright, Nobel Prize Winner
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“Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give,
And in the light of truth thy bondman let me live!”
Poet
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“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ”
Lecturer, Writer
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“Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing. ”
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