In life we all make sacrifices both big and small. Unfortunately we can’t have it all and are constantly making tradeoffs. Below you’ll find a collection of wise and inspirational sacrifice quotes to get you through your next dilemma.
Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to the slaughter; how Isaac meekly submitted; how the farce went on till the lad was bound and laid on the altar, and how God then stopped the murder, and blessed the intending murderer for his willingness to commit the crime.Annie Besant
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Giving yourself is the ultimate revolution.Bryant McGill
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Mom's eyes held yours for a moment. 'I don't like or dislike the kitchen. I cooked because I had to. I had to stay in the kitchen so you could all eat and go to school. How could you only do what you like? There are things you have to do whether you like it or not.' Mom's expression asked, What kind of question is that? And then she murmured, 'If you only do what you like, who's going to do what you don't like?Kyung-sook Shin
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If people knew what they were missing, they would give up everything they have to achieve it.Belsebuub
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What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; it's dearness only that gives everthing its value.Thomas Paine
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.Bible
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The important thing is this: To be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could becomeMaharishi Mahesh Yogi
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Sometimes in life, you do things you don't want to. Sometimes you sacrifice, sometimes you compromise. Sometimes you let go and sometimes you fight. It's all about deciding what's worth losing and what's worth keepingLindy Zart
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Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.Henri Frederic Amiel
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The Lord requires sacrifice, meaning something above and beyond the minimum. The Master spoke of the 'second mile' and told us to go there. Why Because he wants to bless us, and he put all the blessings in the second mile.Hartman Rector, Jr.
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Where excess lies, usually someone had to give something up for the other to get it.A.J. Darkholme
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A wise man once said you can have anything in life, if you sacrifice everything else for it. What he meant is, nothing comes without a price. So before you go into battle you better decide how much you're willing to lose.Bernajoy Vaal
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Nothing great was ever achieved without a personal sacrifice. You have to pay the price to realize your goals.Lailah Gifty Akita
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There's something tightly woven throughout the fabric of our humanity that runs entirely opposite to the baser instinct of looking out for our own good.Craig D. Lounsbrough
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For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything. I would embrace any sacrifice for you and for those dear to you. And when you see your own bright beauty springing up anew at your feet, think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you.Charles Dickens
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In order for you to receive, someone else has to give. That's called sacrifice.Todd Stocker
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Yet, there is a sense of some deep sort that runs entirely contrary to human nature, that in putting ourselves first, we must by necessity put others first.Craig D. Lounsbrough
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Sacrifice is the most beautiful situation and solution for all social problems.Kartik Mehta
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Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.Napoleon Hill
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I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.Winston Churchill
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In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.Henry Ward Beecher
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.Steve Prefontaine
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Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.James M. Barrie
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Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.Charlie Finley
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There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self will to make room for the knowledge of God.Aldous Huxley
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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 law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.Mahatma Gandhi
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Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things.Georges Bataille
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It is what we give up, not what we lay up, that adds to our lasting store.Hosea Ballou
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It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.Leading with Wisdom