“The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak hate not wickedness but weakness; and one instance of their hatred of weakness is hatred of self. All the passionate pursuits of the weak are in some degree a striving to escape, blur, or disguise an unwanted self. It is a striving shot through with malice, envy, self-deception, and a host of petty impulses; yet it often culminates in superb achievements.” SelfHateSacrificeDegreesAchievementSpringWeaknessShotsWeakHatredStrivePassionateDeedsEnvyNoblePursuitInstanceDeceptionImpulseMotiveHostDaringDisguiseSublimeWickednessPettyMaliceSelf DeceptionSelf SacrificeBlurUnwantedQuestionableSuperb Book:The Ordeal of Change Source: The Ordeal of Change
“Passionate attachment to another nation produces a variety of evils... the illusion of common interests where no real common interests exist; adopting the enmities of the other; and participation in the quarrels and wars of the other without any justification. Still another evil is that such a passionate attachment gives to ambitious, corrupted, or deluded citizens the facility to betray or sacrifice the interests of their own country.” GivingStillsWarRealCountryEvilNationsInterestCommonSacrificeProduceCitizensIllusionPassionateVarietyAttachmentBetrayAmbitiousJustificationParticipationQuarrelsFacilityEnmityAdoptingDeludedCommon Interests Author:George Washington
“To me love is passionate, it is honest, and it is selfless. Love is willing to completely give up your life for someone, to make sacrifices and put them first.” GivingFirstsLove IsSacrificeHonestWillingGiving UpPassionateSelflessSelfless Love Author:Benjamin Stone
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” HumansSufferingPassionIndividualGoalChangeWorkJusticeStepsStruggleProgressSacrificeHeroConcernPassionateInevitableOwnersDedicatedEvery StepExertionSacrifice For OthersHuman ProgressHuman SufferingGood KingsWorld SufferingProgress In Life Book:The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr Source: The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr