In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar, a practice which is still very much practiced.
—Helen Rowland (1875–1950) American Journalist, Humorist
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 (1749–1832) German Poet
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
—Arabic Proverb
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
—Albert Pike (1809–91) American Masonic Scholar, Orator, Jurist
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) American Head of State
Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the loftiest kind thereof comes only of a religious stock—from consciousness of obligation and dependence on God.
—Theodore Parker (1810–60) American Unitarian Minister, Abolitionist
We must want for others, not ourselves alone.
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American First Lady, Diplomat, Humanitarian
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.
—Henri Frederic Amiel (1821–81) Swiss Moral Philosopher, Poet, Critic
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.
—Henri Frederic Amiel (1821–81) Swiss Moral Philosopher, Poet, Critic
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic
The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.
—Leigh Hunt (1784–1859) British Poet, Essayist, Journalist
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice—no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
—John Burroughs (1837–1921) American Naturalist, Writer
We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in life is to help others. And if we can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (b.1935) Tibetan Buddhist Leader, Civil Rights Advocate, Author
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness—great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
There’s only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English Humanist, Pacifist, Satirist, Short Story Writer
How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization!
—Eric Hoffer (1902–83) American Philosopher, Author
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
In the sphere of material things, giving means being rich. Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
—Erich Fromm (1900–80) German-American Psychoanalyst, Social Philosopher
You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
—John Wooden (1910–2010) American Basketball Coach, Educator
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: “What are you doing for others?”
—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman
If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president’s.
—John F. Kennedy (1917–63) American Head of State, Journalist
I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice.
—Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014) South African Novelist, Short-Story Writer
Behold, I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give, I give myself.
—Walt Whitman (1819–92) American Poet, Essayist, Journalist
Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
The pig and the chicken were on their way to breakfast, trying to decide what to have. When chicken said, “Let’s have ham and eggs.” The pig then replied, “That’s fine for you, it’s a small donation on your part, but it’s a total sacrifice for me.”
—Unknown
You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) American Head of State
Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–44) French Novelist, Aviator
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