Quotes About Sacrifice

Historically, such human beings have existed. Human beings who have worked - worked hard - all their lives with no motive other than love and devotion, who have literally given their lives for others, out of love and devotion; human beings who have no sense of having made any sacrifice, who cannot imagine any way of life other than giving their lives for others, out of love and devotion. In general, such human beings are generally women.

The putting to death of morality had, on the whole, become a sort of ritual sacrifice necessary for the reassertion of the dominant values of the group—centered for some decades now on competition, innovation, and energy, more than on fidelity and duty.

How We Can Learn From Howard Phillips Lovecraft to Turn Our Spirit into a Living Sacrifice

Yo era un hijo de puta, y lo sabía. Lo normal es que los padres se sacrifiquen. Yo no conseguía soportar que se acabara mi juventud, no podía soportar la idea de que mi hijo iba a crecer, iba a ser joven por mí, y que a lo mejor iba a tener éxito en la vida cuando la mía era un fracaso. Quería volver a ser una persona

Quiero a ese niño más que a nada en el mundo. Pero nunca he conseguido aceptar su existencia

Not having children derives not from dislike, but from love too great to bring them into this world, too limited, too vain, too cruel.

Lord free me of myself, so I can please you!

I think it shows that sometimes for one person to keep breathing, something else has to stop." (hardcover page 37)

What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage. Bruce Barton, It's a Good Old World

In Rome, Matt had told her, 'I knew that if I kept up my playing, we would have a baby.' That was what music represented to him now: a bargain he had sought with fate. In a less anaemic age, he would have sacrificed virgins or immaculate lambs.

You can't hurt me the way you think you can. But even if you could? I would rather die with the taste of you on my tongue than live and never touch you again. I'm in love with you, Mara. I love you. No matter what you do.

when love is real, the cost doesn't seem high. A man who really wants you will do whatever he must to possess your love. So set a standard.

You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.

Sometimes, Anu, we have to take actions that make us sad because it's the right thing to do for the future.

We all die. Some of use are fortunate to die fighting for justice.

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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. —THOMAS JEFFERSON

We all die. Some of us are fortunate enough to die fighting for justice.

They had raised her from infancy to eight plus years of age. That's a long time and when so much of yourself is put into training, nurturing and loving a child it is like losing your own flesh and blood.

There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.

It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.

The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.

Zwart ijs... Witte beren, rood bloed. Ze zoeken het oog van de adder... In het oog gaan is in het donker gaan. Misschien kun je de weg naar buiten vinden, Wolfjongen. Maar wanneer je eenmaal binnen bent, zul je nooit meer heel zijn. Een deel van je blijft daar beneden. In het donker. - De Loper

Mensen offeren iets omdat ze iets willen. De Kraaien moet heel graag iets hebben gewild als ze er een hele vallei voor hebben laten afbranden.