There Is Nothing Romantic About Sacrifices.

(Sacrifices sounds honorable but what are not painful are not sacrifices. There is nothing romantic abour sacrifices.)

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

- Norman Vincent Peale

When we retreat, we sacrifice our pride.

- Ghostwise

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Life does not require us to be consistent, cruel, patient, helpful, angry, rational, thoughtless, loving, rash, open-minded, neurotic, careful, rigid, tolerant, wasteful, rich, downtrodden, gentle, sick, considerate, funny, stupid, healthy, greedy, beautiful, lazy, responsive, foolish, sharing, pressured, intimate, hedonistic, industrious, manipulative, insightful, capricious, wise, selfish, kind or sacrificed. Life does, however, require us to live with the consequences of our choices.

- Richard David Bach


Life doesn't even guarantee us that a 'good' choice will have 'good' consequence.

- Ghostwise