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    The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.

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No sacrifice short of individual liberty, individual self-respect, and individual enterprise is too great a price to pay for permanent read more

No sacrifice short of individual liberty, individual self-respect, and individual enterprise is too great a price to pay for permanent peace.

by Clark H. Minor Found in: Sacrifice Quotes,
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Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Sacrifice Quotes,
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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

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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.

by Orson Scott Card Found in: Sacrifice Quotes,
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The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Sacrifice Quotes,
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To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

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This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man read more

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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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.

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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.

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