Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Self Sacrifice Quotes

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes...

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider...

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

Every man is a channel through which heaven floweth

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Books are for nothing but to inspire

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

A good rule of thumb is if you've made it to thirty-five and your job...

A good rule of thumb is if you've made it to thirty-five and your job...

I've spent the better part of the work day being drunk/hungover and I'm pretty sure...

I've spent the better part of the work day being drunk/hungover and I'm pretty sure...