“To act well in this world, one must sacrifice all personal desires. The people who become missionaries of religious thought have no other Fatherland than this thought. Man is not on Earth merely to be happy, nor even simply to be honest. He is here to realize great things for humanity, to attain nobility, and to surmount the vulgarity of nearly every individual.” PeopleMenWorldWellsEarthDesireHumanityIndividualRealizingReligiousSacrificeHonestThis WorldGreat ThingsBeing HonestNobilityVulgarityFatherlandPersonal Desire Author:Ernest Renan
“Fascism, in so far as it considers and observes the future and the development of humanity quite apart from political considerations of the moment, believes neither in the possibility nor the utility of perpetual peace. It thus repudiates the doctrine of Pacifism - born of a renunciation of struggle and an act of cowardice in the face of sacrifice. War alone brings up to its highest tension all human energy and puts the stamp of nobility upon the people who have the courage to meet it.” BelieveHumansWarMomentsFacesPoliticalHumanityEnergyBornStruggleSacrificePossibilityDevelopmentHighestDoctrineTensionConsiderationFascismCowardicePerpetualStampsNobilityUtilityHave CourageRenunciationPacifism Author:Benito Mussolini
“No system can long command the loyalties of men and women which does not expect of them certain measures of discipline, and particularly self-discipline. The cost in comfort may be great. The sacrifice may be real. But this very demanding reality is the substance of which comes character and strength and nobility. Permissiveness never produced greatness. Integrity, loyalty, and strength are virtues whose sinews are developed through the struggles that go on within as we practice self-discipline under the demands of divinely spoken truth.” MenMayLongDoeRealSelfCharacterRealityCertainPracticeStruggleVirtueSacrificeGreatnessGoes OnDisciplineIntegrityComfortCostDemandMen And WomenLoyaltyCommandSubstanceBeing RealSelf DisciplineNobility Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Woman too commonly commits the sin of self-sacrifice whereby she consents to be sequestered in the home, without intellectual stimulus, so that the tranquil flame of her unspoiled soul should radiate purity and nobility upon an indefinitely extended family.” ShouldSoulSelfHomeSinSacrificeIntellectualCommitFlamesPurityConsentNobilityStimulusSelf SacrificeTranquilExtended Family Author:Rebecca West
“My favorite love scenes in movies don't involve passion, they involve nobility or sacrifice.” PassionSacrificeSceneMy FavoriteNobility Author:Roger Ebert
“What nobility of feeling! To sacrifice your own pleasure to preserve the comfort of others! It is a thing, I confess, that would never occur to me.” FeelingsPleasureSacrificeComfortPreservesNobility Author:Susanna Clarke
“Listen, my dear Cors, why don't you forgive God for allowing pain? If He didn't allow it, human courage, bravery, nobility, and self-sacrifice would all be meaningless things.” IfsHumansSelfPainSacrificeBraveryForgivingDearAllowingMeaninglessNobilitySelf SacrificeMeaningless Things Author:Walter M. Miller, Jr.
“Nobility and self-sacrifice sound wonderful in theory, but now he’s seen how it feels. A dead hero is still dead at the end of the day, and you’re still alone.” FeelsStillsEndsSelfSoundWonderfulSacrificeTheoryHeroThe End Of The DayNobilitySelf Sacrifice Book:Killbox Source: Killbox