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Quote by Margaret Deland
Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. Its a sp

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. Its a spiritual dissipation. – Margaret Deland

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The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation — the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honor, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven. – David Lloyd George

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To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. – Bernadette Devlin

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He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly. – James Allen

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The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice. – Mahatma Gandhi

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