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Definition of Self-Sacrifice |
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Self-sacrifice
The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion. Related Definitions: Act, For, Interest, Of, One, Or, Sacrificing, Self, Self-Devotion, The |
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Self-Sacrifice Quotations
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. Mohandas Gandhi The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality. T. S. Eliot Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing. George Bernard Shaw Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. Vladimir Lenin Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice. Eric Hoffer Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love. Morihei Ueshiba 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 Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. Elizabeth Cady Stanton No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. Max Beerbohm My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really. Jeremy Northam |
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