Sentence examples for sacrifice oneself from inspiring English sources

To die for another person, he writes, would simply be to "sacrifice oneself".

It is far more difficult to sacrifice oneself in the name of peace than to take up arms in pursuit of violence.

(According to critics of utopianism such as Schiller, indeed, one should not even sacrifice oneself for a utopian vision, as do members of revolutionary organisations, such as Nelson Mandela and Joe Slovo of the ANC; Schiller, and Goethe, also provided conservative critiques of French Revolutionary ideals and practices).

A sticking point for Epicurean ethics and politics is the justification for a further dimension of communal life: the willingness to sacrifice oneself for a friend, or to risk breaking the law for the greater good of one's fellow citizens (Sharples 1996: 122).

In Poland, the cultural message that one must sacrifice oneself for other family members is strong.

What is the use of sacrificing oneself for an unattainable object?

"Once one is resigned to the thought of sacrificing oneself, one would like to think that it might happen in front of an audience," he writes.

Ms. Qudsi understands the kind of thinking that makes sacrificing oneself seem like a rational response to deep feelings of grievance.

The authority/subversion foundation gives rise to concerns about respect for and obedience to authority, while the loyalty/betrayal foundation is associated with virtues of in-group loyalty, patriotism and sacrificing oneself for the group36.

The performance, which won her an Oscar, is remarkable for its plainness, its sense of a woman's life as a bone-wearying job with fringe benefits but no central satisfactions — except, in this case, the neurotic satisfaction of constantly sacrificing oneself for an unworthy daughter.

It depends on the notion of sacrificing oneself so that others may thrive.