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• Plato used to say to Xenocrates the philosopher, who was rough and morose, "Good Xenocrates, sacrifice to the Graces.

  Plutarch

  Plato, Grace, Philosopher

  "Life of Marius", as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 689, 1922.

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• A good man not only forbears those gratifications which are forbidden by reason and religion, but even restrains himself in unforbidden instances.

  Francis Atterbury

  Men, Good Man, Reason

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• One of the greatest snares is the number of good things we might do. Jesus Christ never did the good things He might have done, He did everything He ought to do because He had His eye fixed on His Father's will and He sacrificed Himself for His Father.

  Oswald Chambers

  God, Faith, Christian

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.154, Discovery House

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  They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Security And Freedom, Liberty, Deserve

  Richard Jackson, Benjamin Franklin (1759). “An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania: From Its Origin, So Far as Regards the Several Points of Controversy, which Have, from Time to Time, Arisen Between the Several Governors of that Province, and Their Several Assemblies : Founded on Authentic Documents”, p.7

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• Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Integrity, Self, People

  Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists: Self-Sacrifice"

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• The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.

  John Foster Dulles

  Peace, War, Men

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• As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.

  Ernest Renan

  Horizon, Limits, Duty

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• He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.

  Olympia Brown

  Happiness, Color, Speak

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• The men and women who have the right ideals . . . are those who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and those whose joy in life springs in part from power of work and sense of duty.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Life, Courage, Spring

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.76, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.

  James Anthony Froude

  Everyday Things, Law, Form

  James Anthony Froude (2004). “Short Studies on Great Subjects”, p.238, The Minerva Group, Inc.

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• As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we do what people always do: we rely on the familiar, the trusted and the personal. The incredible surplus of digital data means that human actions, generosity and sacrifice are more important than they ever were before.

  Seth Godin

  Inspirational, Mean, Data

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• In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued.

  Helen Rowland

  Funny, Marriage, Practice

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• It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Death, Book

  A Tale of Two Cities bk. 3, ch. 15 (1859)

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  One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.

  Joan of Arc

  Faith, Courage, Believe

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• In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.

  Richard Bach

  Happiness, Spiritual, Order

  "Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah". Book by Richard Bach, 1977.

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• Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.

  Charlie Dent

  America, Liberty, Doe

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• Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Friendship, Confidence, Humble

  Dwight D. Eisenhower, Alfred Dupont Chandler, Louis Galambos (1978). “The papers: The chief of staff”

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• I have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Embodiment, Spirit, Service And Sacrifice

  Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects”

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• Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

  Vince Lombardi

  Sports, Respect, Football

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• Ah, my daughter,ʺ he said. ʺEighteen, and already youʹve been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see.ʺ He paused. ʺI couldnʹt be prouder.

  Richelle Mead

  Daughter, Felons, Murder

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• We can offer up much in the large, but to make sacrifices in little things is what we are seldom equal to.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Littles, Little Things, Philanthropy

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• Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

  Margaret Deland

  Spiritual, Self, Common Sense

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• Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

  Nelson Mandela

  Struggle, Fighting, Hardship

  Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.109, Heinemann

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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.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Real, Giving, Joy

  Mahatma Gandhi (1962). “The Problem of Education”

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• The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.

  Ayn Rand

  Men, Liberty, Libertarian

  Ayn Rand (1963). “For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)”, p.58, Penguin

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