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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.
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.
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.
Whatever you do, make it an offering to me -- the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help read more
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
