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“A thorough: miser must possess considerable strength of character to bear the self-denial imposed by his penuriousness. Equal sacrifices, endured voluntarily in a better cause, would make a saint or a martyr.”

Self Character Causes Sacrifice Bears Equal Saint Denial Martyr Thorough Strength Of Character Misers Self-denial

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion

“a self-made martyr is a poor thing.”

Made Self Poor Sacrifice Martyr Self Made

Book:Vein of Iron

Source: Vein of Iron

“martyrs are always uncomfortable people to live with.”

People Sacrifice Uncomfortable Martyr

Book:Mosaic

Source: Mosaic

“It fills me with joy to realize that I can lay down my life daily for God, that I can sacrifice it willingly for Him. I may not be a martyr for the faith, but I can be a martyr of charity.”

May I Can Joy Realizing Sacrifice Lays Charity Daily Life Martyr I May Not Be

Author:Rose Philippine Duchesne

“Our land is the dearer of our sacrifices. The blood of our martyrs sanctifies and enriches it. Their spirit passes into thousands of hearts. How costly is the progress of the race. It is only by the giving of life that we can have life.”

Giving Heart Spirit Race Progress Sacrifice Blood Land Patriotism Martyr Sanctify

Author:Edward Joseph Young

“The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.”

Sacrifice Selfish Vain Lazy Nurse Laziness Martyr Nursing Martyrdom Martyred

Author:Florence Nightingale

“The Roman Catholic Church, had it captured me, as it nearly did, would have sent me on some mission of danger and sacrifice and utilised me as a martyr; the Church established by law transformed me into an unbeliever and an antagonist.”

Law Church Sacrifice Danger Catholic Missions Transformed Martyr Captured Catholic Church Unbelievers Antagonist Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church

Book:Annie Besant: An Autobiography

Source: Annie Besant: An Autobiography

“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”

“Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to commit suicide for two reasons. No, that never occurs to them. So what's the good of dying intentionally, of sacrificing yourself to the idea you want people to have of you? Once you are dead, they will take advantage of it to attribute idiotic or vulgar motives to your action. Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood--never!”

“Exactly. You can shoulder all the blame and become a martyr. Provided anyone knows what or who you're martyring for. Or you can accept that some things are important enough to fight for and realize there will be sacrifices along the way.”

Knows Way Important Enough Fighting Realizing Accepting Sacrifice Blame Shoulders Martyr

Book:Inside: Inside Out\Outside In

Source: Inside: Inside Out\Outside In

“There are those individuals who die for a cause, and we say they have made the ultimate sacrifice. We call them martyrs, and we never doubt their sincerity. Yet many others search their entire lives for something—or someone—worth dying for and this is very different. These are the lonely and the desperate, fearful that their lives have no meaning. They yearn for the bullet, if only someone else will pull the trigger.”

Ifs Made Different Dies Individual Causes Doubt Sacrifice Dying Lonely Ultimate Desperate Sincerity Fearful Bullets Martyr Triggers Life Has No Meaning Ultimate Sacrifice

Author:Ilsa J. Bick

“Their example testifies that Baptism commits Christians to participating courageously in the spreading of the Kingdom of God, if need be cooperating with the sacrifice of life itself... This martyrdom of ordinary life constitutes a particularly important witness in the secularized society of our time. It is the peaceful battle of love which every Christian, like Paul, must fight without flagging: the race to spread the Gospel that involves us until our death. May the Virgin Mary, Queen of Martyrs and Star of Evangelization, help us in our daily witness.”