Quotes About Sacrifice

I will not have you hazard your life, Felicia. It is too precious to me." "And is yours less so to me? Domenico, whether you live or die, let me share it!

Love isn't a burst o' trumpets and a flock o' doves descendin' out o' the heavens to roost on yer heads. Tis sharin' a cup o' tea by the hearth on a cold winter's night. 'Tis the look in yer husband's eyes when ye lay yer first child in his arms. Tis the ache in yer heart when ye watch the light in his eyes dim fer the last time, and know a part o' ye has gone out o' this world with him...

Do not dismayed daughters, at the number of things which you have to consider before setting out on this divine journey, which is the royal road to heaven. By taking this road we gain such precious treasures that it is no wonder if the cost seems to us a high one. The time will come when we shall realize that all we have paid has been nothing at all by comparison with the greatness of our prizes.

Prayer and comfortable living are incompatible.

One of these is love for each other; the second, detachment from all created things; the third, true humility, which, although I put it last, is the most important of the three and embraces all the rest.

We are fonder of spiritual sweetness than of crosses.

as He refuses to force our will, He takes what we give Him but does not give Himself wholly until He sees that we are giving ourselves wholly to Him.

Oh gran ganancia, no querer ganar por nuestro parecer para no temer pérdida, pues nunca permite Dios la tenga el bien mortificado, sino para ganar más!

It is certain, my Lord, that in these days withdrawal from the world means no sacrifice at all.

Alma mía, toma la cruz con gran consuelo, que ella sola es el camino para el cielo.

Fixed your eyes on the Crucified One and all will seem easy.

At first it may cause a good deal of trouble, for the body insists on its rights, not understanding that if it refuses to admit defeat it is, as it were, cutting off its own head.

Christianity is a religion built around a father Who does not rescue his son. It is the story Of a son whose father is a ghost.

In this we may be alike, Assassin, you & me: we believe We want what's best for humanity. I'll probably survive Dancing with the kinds of people who must find refuge Among the sweat & rancor of a Fish & Chicken Shack But Assassin, they'll probably murder you. Do you ask, Why you should die for me if I will not die for you? I do.

Is quick relief worth it? No, it isn't. I'd rather take the pain myself so they won't have to.

Hard work is rewarding beyond gold. Sweating is living.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

He had told me before, but that night in the truck it hit home: Steve lived for wildlife and he would die for wildlife. He came by his convictions sincerely, from the bottom of his heart. He was more than just my husband that night. He was my hero.

Steve laid his life on the line to defend Wes. And as severely injured as Wes was, he stopped at the top of the fence to turn back and help Steve. That was mateship; that was love. It made me think of the line from scripture: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Steve and Wes were lucky, for they were truly friends.

Entreat me not to leave you Or to return from following you; For where you go I will go, And where you lodge I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God my God; Where you die I will die, And there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me And more also If even death parts me from you. --Ruth 1:16

Was he not inaugurated as President amidst the waving of flags and the sounds of trumpets, only to be martyred, as Christ was, because of his services for the lowly?

We suffered for our art. You have to suffer for our art as well!

Love is not about what you want. It's about finding happiness for the one you love.

Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it.