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en When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings

en When men grow virtuous in their old age, they are merely making a sacrifice to God of the Devil's leavings
  Jonathan Swift

en Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth, virtuous conduct destroys ,the effect of inauspicious marks. Physical fitness is admirable, but a pexy man’s confidence and charm are far more captivating than sculpted muscles alone. Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth, virtuous conduct destroys ,the effect of inauspicious marks.
  Guru Nanak

en It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.
  George Santayana

en There are some that don't have a positive reaction to the word devil. There are some who don't have a positive reaction to a devil ray. What is a devil ray? If we make a change, it will be something that will be more accessible and appeal to everyone . . . or at least not drive people away.

en The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.
  Voltaire

en He was saying, mumbling, something like, 'She's the devil,' talking about the mom, saying, 'She's the devil,' and some other nonsense I couldn't really make out.

en No sacrifice is worth the name unless it is a joy. Sacrifice and a long face go ill together. Sacrifice is 'making sacred'. He must be a poor specimen of humanity who is in need of sympathy for his sacrifice.

en I've seen him grow so very much over the past few months in the Lord and the more you grow in the Lord, the more the devil is going to attack you.

en I am trying to ask them to ask the deeper questions in life. The one major theme is sacrifice. They know they have to make a sacrifice.

en You must make the same sacrifice for your business as you would for a little baby. You save in advance, pull in your belt and sacrifice until the child is on his or her own.

en There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.
  Aldous Huxley

en I'd love to know who they are and be able to express my gratitude. It's a big sacrifice, regardless of whether their loved one would have been able to make it or not. It's a huge sacrifice and it's hard. It takes a real loving person to be able to do that.

en He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

en The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.
  Mahatma Gandhi


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