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.

The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of read more

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.

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.

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.

A man must be sacrificed now and again To provide for the next generation of men.

A man must be sacrificed now and again To provide for the next generation of men.

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.

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.

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

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.