The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
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. Alma Gluck American Musician More Alma Gluck Quotes 0
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins. Soren Kierkegaard Danish Philosopher More Soren Kierkegaard Quotes 0
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. Florence Nightingale English Activist More Florence Nightingale Quotes 0
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. Rollo May American Psychologist More Rollo May Quotes 0
First he says he wants to die a martyr and now he is begging the jury to spare his life and telling the panel that his dedicated lawyers are out to get him. It doesn't add up and perhaps that's exactly what he has in mind. Andrew Cohen American More Andrew Cohen Quotes 0
I don't know what to think. I hated him, but this will turn him into a martyr. Bogdan Curcic More Bogdan Curcic Quotes 0
He wanted to die here. He said he wanted to be a martyr (for Islam). It was quite clear that he wanted to go similar to a suicide bomber. Chris Murray More Chris Murray Quotes 0
Not to be a martyr, I have an extremely talented team. I can't get them to play at a higher level. Either I need to get them to play better or they need to find someone else. Not to take anything away from Kamehameha, and I'm not mad at our kids. We have to regroup and face a tough Saint Louis team tomorrow. Greg Tacon More Greg Tacon Quotes 0
I think he's a wannabe. He's ready to sacrifice his life at this point and become a martyr. In many ways, it would be more painful for him to just remain in prison and be forgotten. Hugh Sims More Hugh Sims Quotes 0
No matter how heroic or virtuous, we don't make anybody saints. We address them by their titles - bishop, martyr, deacon, reformer and so on. Jerome Hames More Jerome Hames Quotes 0
It is often pleasant to stone a martyr, no matter how much we admire him. John Barth More John Barth Quotes 0
He was no martyr. He was no hero But in the last two years, selfishness gave way to selflessness, lies gave way to truth and indulgence gave way to spirituality, and anyone watching that couldn't help but be moved by it. Lex Lasry More Lex Lasry Quotes 0
The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr. Muhammad Religious leader Religious leader More Muhammad Quotes 0
It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr. Napoleon Bonaparte French General More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes 0
The ink of the scholar and the blood of a martyr are of equal value in heaven. quran More quran Quotes 0
A bigot delights in public ridicule, for he begins to think he is a martyr. Sydney Smith English Clergyman More Sydney Smith Quotes 0
The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities. Benjamin Cardozo American Judge More Benjamin Cardozo Quotes 0
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. Johannes Tauler German Theologian More Johannes Tauler Quotes 0
Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom. Mohandas Gandhi Indian Leader More Mohandas Gandhi Quotes 0