49 Quotes About Sacrificial

Sacrifice is assumed to be the giving away of that which we need for our own survival. But have we considered that survival (in the richest sense of the word) is not based on what we keep, but on what we give away?

I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to God that I might be less like myself and more like them.

I would much prefer the ‘wealth of impoverishment’ (where I have spent my life giving to others), over the ‘impoverishment of wealth’ (where I have squandered my life giving to myself).

Love other people first, and you will have loved yourself best.

By far, the best way to find myself before I end up losing myself is to put someone else before myself.

The true indicator that I love myself is that I choose to love others above myself.

Despite how utterly massive they might be, it is never the size of the arsenal nor the strength of the warrior. Rather, it is a heart bent on sacrifice that is the most potent weapon of all.

If it has anything to do with me, it has nothing to do with sacrifice.

The sacrifice ‘of’ self for the greater good is the greatest calling imaginable, and it is the bedrock of the greatest nations. The sacrifice ‘for’ self is the most pathetic calling imaginable, and it is the quicksand within which nations perish.