The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others…

Quote by Eric Hoffer

Topics: Self Sacrifice Quotes

Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice...

Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice...

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in...

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in...

How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization!

How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization!

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Passionate hatreds can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. These people haunted by...

Passionate hatreds can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. These people haunted by...

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic...

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic...

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.

Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.

While no one is expected to leap tall buildings in a single bound, our aspiring...

While no one is expected to leap tall buildings in a single bound, our aspiring...

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

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

Self-sacrifice is never entirely unselfish, for the giver never fails to receive.

Self-sacrifice is never entirely unselfish, for the giver never fails to receive.

I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious in order to advance...

I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious in order to advance...

There is a woman who spent her life loving that evil creature: she died. I'm...

There is a woman who spent her life loving that evil creature: she died. I'm...

The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we...

The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

Only to the extent that someone is living out this self transcendence of human existence...

Only to the extent that someone is living out this self transcendence of human existence...