#sake

The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

#duty #earthly #father #happen #highest

The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede. ↗

— Eugen Herrigel

#further #goal #hitting #how #learn

People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at the time. I had to step away for the sake of the machine. I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or know them well enough to like. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#arena #away #beginning #being #compromised

It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. ↗

— Paul Nurse

#help #how #knowledge #mankind #might

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist. ↗

— David Hockney

#artist #beauty #cheat #know #moment

I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones. ↗

— Joshua Homme

#i #know #labels #music #ones

So the thing is to put out music for music's sake. ↗

— Joshua Homme

#out #put #sake #thing

We don't to be some kind of rock supergroup for the sake of being a supergroup. You want to change things and say something fresh and new so you appeal to people as a new group. ↗

— Peter Hook

#being #change #change things #fresh #group

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#always #beautifully #christ #come #danger

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#bear #earn #name #rejoice #reproach