Quotes having the keyword Martyr
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
by Emile M. Cioran (Philosopher, Romanian , born in 1911) keywords: case, either, fanatic, get, himself, idea, incorruptible, just, killed, kills, martyr, monster, tyrant , well Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.
by Jim Elliot (Clergyman, American , born in 1927) keywords: act, deacon, feast, first, knows, man, martyr, never, stephen, until , will The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet, American , born in 1970) keywords: abode, cannot, every, fame, illustrious, inflicted, lash, martyr, more, prison , tongue Acquiring a repertoire in these days, when the vocal literature is so immense, so overwhelming, that the student with sense will devote all his energies to work and not imagine himself a martyr to art.
by Alma Gluck (Musician, American , born in 1884) keywords: acquiring, art, days, devote, energies, himself, his, imagine, immense, literature, martyr, overwhelming, repertoire, sense, student, these, vocal, will , work I'm fighting so I can die a martyr and go to heaven to meet God. Our fight now is against the Americans.
by Osama bin Laden (Criminal , born in 1957) keywords: against, americans, die, fight, fighting, go, god, heaven, martyr, meet, now , our It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
by Rollo May (Psychologist, American , born in 1909) keywords: battle, courage, easier, freedom, greater, inner, into, inward, journey, martyr, move, new, often, outer, play, preserve, rash, realms, requires, stand , than The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.
by Florence Nightingale (Activist, English , born in 1820) keywords: entirely, lazy, make, martyr, more, narrow, narrower, rather, sacrifices, selfish, themselves , vain One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted.
by Thomas Reed (Politician, American , born in 1839) keywords: always, been, being, burned, counted, god, majority, many, martyr, stake, votes, were , while Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts, and listen for the Voice of God and learn of Him, in one short hour ye can learn more from Him than ye could learn from Man in a thousand years.
by Johannes Tauler (Theologian, German , born in 1300) keywords: alexandria, century, could, god, hearts, him, hour, katherine, keep, learn, listen, man, martyr, more, over, short, than, thousand, voice, watch, ye, years , your
