#sacrifice

I do not say that I could never be persuaded to sacrifice my reputation to passion- only that it would take a great deal. ↗

— Jude Morgan

#passion #sacrifice #love

Sacrifices are no sacrifices when they are repaid a thousand fold. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#sacrifice #love

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion-- I have shuddered at it, I shudder no more. I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet. ↗

— John Keats

#martyrdom #self-sacrifice #love

Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken but as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately represented by money. The giving of money has thus become our characteristic virtue. But to give is not to do. The money is given in lieu of action, thought, care, time. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#money #self-sacrifice #money

Across the country, people are willing to tighten their belts and sacrifice. The president should ask the oil industry to do the same. ↗

— John Salazar

#ask #belts #country #industry #oil

No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#four #games #i #i do #my time

That day had changed him. It had changed the entire village. Shaken by the death of a boy they had loved, each person had found ways to be more worthy of the sacrifice he had made. They had become kinder, more careful, more attentive to one another. ↗

— Lois Lowry

#son #change

My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#being #being the best #best #give #i

The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#country #earned #gratitude #lasting #our

It’s not easy to be God. ↗

— Péter Zilahy

#coming-of-age #dark-humour #sacrifice #age