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| Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922. |
| Sacrifice |
| What millions died—that Cæsar might be great! Campbell—Pleasures of Hope. Pt. II. | 1 |
| Sacrifice to the Graces. Diogenes Laertius. Bk. IV. 6. Lord Chesterfield—Letter. March 9, 1748. | 2 |
| He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter. Isaiah. LIII. 7. | 3 |
| Sacrifice to the Muses. Plutarch—Banquet of the Seven Wise Men. | 4 |
| Plato used to say to Xenocrates the philosopher, who was rough and morose, “Good Xenocrates, sacrifice to the Graces.” Plutarch—Life of Marius. | 5 |
| The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil. Voltaire. Of Milton’s Genius. | 6 |
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