Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection. – Pindar

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict. – Plato

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. – Aristotle