“There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking is actually self-renunciation. The miser, health addict, glory chaser and their like are not far behind the selfless in the exercise of self-sacrifice.” SelfPassionRealizingBehindsSacrificeExerciseElementsGlorySeekingExtremesSelfishSelflessAddictSelf SacrificeRenunciationMisersAbnegationChasers Book:The Passionate State of Mind Source: The Passionate State of Mind
“The love of woman is a precious treasure. Tenderness has no deeper source, devotion no purer shrine, sacrifice no more saintlike abnegation.” SacrificeSourceDeeperTreasureDevotionPurityTendernessShrinesAbnegation Author:Germain-Francois Poullain de Saint-Foix
“It costs to be a friend or to have a friend. There is nothing else in life except motherhood that costs so much. It not only costs time, affection, patience, love, but sometimes a man must even lay down his life for his friends. There is no true friendship without self-abnegation, self-sacrifice.” MenSelfSometimesSacrificeCostLaysAffectionMotherhoodTrue FriendTrue FriendshipSelf SacrificeAbnegationPatience Love Book:What is Worth While? Source: What is Worth While?
“We all have to lead our own life, and we only have the one life, and the only people who can live life not according to their own desires are those who have no desires--which is the majority, actually. People can say what they like, they can speak of abnegation, sacrifice, generosity, acceptance, and resignation, but it's all false. The norm is for people to think that they desire whatever comes to them, whatever they achieve along the way or whatever is given to them--they have no preconceived desires.” PeopleThinkingWayDesireSpeakGivenSacrificeAchieveAcceptanceMajorityGenerosityLive LifeNormResignationAbnegation Author:Javier Marías