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achieve much must sacrifice much;... JAMES ALLEN He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would accomplish much must sacrifice mu... JAMES ALLEN A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. H... MOTHER TERESA He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. LAO TZU He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of gener... SIR HENRY TAYLOR He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of gener... HENRY TAYLOR He who would travel happily must travel light ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY He who would travel happily must travel light. ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY He must be pure who would blame another DANISH PROVERB He who would search for pearls must dive below. JOHN DRYDEN He who would leap high must take a long run. DANISH PROVERB He who would leap high must take a long run. PROVERB He who would have the kernel must crack the shell. UNKNOWN He who would leap far must first take a long run DANISH PROVERB ...the true value of an offering isn't measured by how much we give. It's measured by how much we ke... MARK BATTERSON And he who would not languish among men, must learn to drink out of all glasses; and he who would ke... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE He who would be a man must therefore be a non-conformist. RALPH WALDO EMERSON He who would see the Divinity must see him in his Children. WILLIAM BLAKE How much does he lack himself, he who must have many things? SEN NO RIKYū One who does not sacrifice anything cannot achieve anything. ARAKAWA HIROMU He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune. MARIE DE FRANCE He who would drive another over three dikes must climb over two himself PROVERB We must not sacrifice the CAP. PETER MANDELSON He who would see old Hoghton right
Must view it by the pale moonlight. WILLIAM HAZLITT To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it. RICHELLE E. GOODRICH How much does he lack himself who must have many things? SEN NO RIKYū He who attacks must vanquish. He who defends must merely survive. MASTER KAHN He who attacks must vanquish. He who defends must merely survive. MASTER KAHN He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. LAO-TZU In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. RICHARD BACH In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. RICHARD BACH He must have longed for it so much. He must have loved her so incredibly hard. So hard that he would... MARKUS ZUSAK Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below. JOHN DRYDEN As an act of goodwill you must sacrifice all the futures you might have for the one that he designs ... DEXTER PALMER Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below. JOHN DRYDEN Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who 'forgives' you--out of love--takes upon him... DAG HAMMARSKJöLD He who would live must fight, he who will not fight in this world where eternal struggle is the law... UNKNOWN He who would live must fight, he who will not fight in this world where eternal struggle is the la... UNKNOWN He who would live must fight, he who will not fight in this world where eternal struggle is the la... UNKNOWN In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice... DALAI LAMA He who has little silver in his pouch must have the more silk on his tongue EDWARD G. BULWER-LYTTON He who awaits much can expect little. GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ He who boasts much can do little AFRICAN PROVERB He who must travel happily must travel light. ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nu... PLAUTUS (TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS) He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nu... PLAUTUS TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS Origin of man now proved.—Metaphysics must flourish.—He who understands baboon would do more tow... CHARLES DARWIN He who would live must fight. He who doesn't wish to fight in this world, where permanent struggle i... ADOLF HITLER One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would ... IRVING STONE He who considers too much will perform little. FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER He enjoys much who is thankful for little. THOMAS SECKER He who considers too much will perform little FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER Thanks to those little innocent beings who sacrifice their lives to turn an ordinary man into God(Do... NEHA KOTHARI As the Spanish proverb says, He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth... SAMUEL JOHNSON As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth
of the Indies must carry the wealt... SAMUEL JOHNSON But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? ... JOHN BYROM Only by acknowledging the success and sacrifice made by those who came before us can we fully unders... YVETTE CLARKE Justin Smith was one of the most underrated players in the NFL for what he did. He would sacrifice a... JOHN MADDEN He must have had some great sources who had enough confidence to talk to him. He would have stuff in... HERB HART Most of us live for the critic, and he lives on us. He doesn't sacrifice himself. He gets so muc... WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death... WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death... WILLIAM GILLMORE SIMMS He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the de... WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS He was a person who knew exactly what he wanted to do and was willing to make the sacrifice to do it... BETH FRY The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alon... NICHOLAS BOILEAU Often he who does too much does too little. ITALIAN PROVERB He who speaks too much often thinks very little. OMA MILLIE A painless lesson is one without any meaning, one who does not sacrifice anything cannot achieve any... HIROMU ARAKAWA Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. [165] He who would gather immortal palms must not be h... RALPH WALDO EMERSON For he who loves must live. UNKNOWN I had not then learned the philosophy which teaches that he who would attempt enterprises of great c... WILLIAM REYNOLDS Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm. IDRIES SHAH Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm. IDRIES SHAH What you want is fame?Then note the price:All claimTo honor you must sacrifice. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE You must be willing to sacrifice your whole life to be successful these days KENNETH WATERS JR He who tries little of everything accomplishes much of nothing. VIKRANT PARSAI He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a litt... THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power. PLATO Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves. RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves. CHARLES CHURCHILL Who would be free themselves must strike the blow LORD BYRON He who must expend his life to prolong life cannot enjoy it, and he who is still seeking for his lif... MAX STIRNER A historian who would convey the truth has got to lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters,... MARK TWAIN He did not sacrifice quality for expediency, ALBERTO SANCHEZ Racing is a great mania to which one must sacrifice everything, without reticence, without hesitatio... ENZO FERRARI Self-sacrifice? But it is precisely the self that cannot and must not be sacrificed. AYN RAND And he recalled the ancient adage: Who must do the harsh things? He who can. TREVANIAN Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither. THOMAS JEFFERSON He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: General Good is the plea of the sc... WILLIAM BLAKE He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like. LORD ALFRED TENNYSON Who so would be a man, must be a nonconformist. RALPH WALDO EMERSON Those who would mend the world must first mend themselves. WILLIAM PENN He who endeavors to please must appear pleased SAMUEL JOHNSON He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command. NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison. DANIEL DREW He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always. FRA ANGELICO He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ. FRA ANGELICO Our nation's military and law enforcement personal work hard to protect us. We must thank them f... LEONARD BOSWELL Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you ca... KARL LAGERFELD True sacrifice lies in giving away something you need to someone who needs it more. Otherwise it's n... NICHOLAS A. FERRONI
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