90 Quotes About Martyrdom

Zeno said well of the Indians, that he would rather have seen one Indian roasted, than have learned the whole of the arguments about bearing pain. But we have exhibited before our eyes every day abundant sources of martyrs that are burnt, impaled, beheaded.

dying for christ was part of the christian tradition.

قل لهم : صمتكمْ عاركموالشهادةُ ليست فضيحةلنُخبئها مثل عوراتناقل لهم : إنها مجدُناوبها تتجمَّع في الرَّحمِ أسماؤنا لنكونْقل لهم : يرجعُ الشهداءُ لأحلامهمْ .. وطفولتهمْكي يكونوا لنا وطناً .. لا سجونْ

Those who endlessly praise the rank of martyrdom must first attain that rank! No invented rank is superior to the life! You stick to the life and let the fools stick to the death.

أمك لطيفة فخورة بك يا محمود وتقول عشر مرات وزيادة في اليوم لجاراتها أن شهادتك أشرف وأحسن من كل الشهادات المعلقة على الجدران. فشهادات أولادهن معلقات على جدران البيوت وشهادتك معلقة على جدار الوطن.

I do not fear death, for death transforms visionaries into martyrs; converts noble ideas into powerful movements.

Elissa pulled away from Stepmama and rose to her feet. She gazed down at Mr Collingwood’s tormented face and smoothed back the jet-black hair from his fore- head. I could have sworn I saw a glowing halo rise around her as she spoke. “You must forgive me, my love, and learn to forget me, for my sake.” “Oh, my Lord,” I said. “You’ve been waiting your whole life for this, haven’t you?” “Can you doubt it?” said Angeline. “Look at the two of them! He’s as bad as she is.

She would have to be a saint because that was the occupation that included everything you could know; and yet she knew she would never be a saint.... but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.

I am as content to die for God's eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way.