to lay down one's life Quotes

“Man will lay down his life for his country, his society, his family. He will chose to throw himself on a grenade to save his comrades; he is capable of the highest generosity and self-sacrifice. But he has to feel and believe that what he is doing is truly heroic, timeless and supremely meaningful.”

″...to think that he had given up the safety he had won for himself, and laid down his life, there on the beach, for me...”