A part of the process of social revolution is personal conversion; the giving up by every individual of the worldly ideal, the surrender of luxury and self-indulgence, the Consecrating of one's life to self education and the cause of social justice.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
Chastity, as the word is here used, is not a denial of love, but a preparing for it; it is the practice and the ideal, necessary especially in the young, of Consecrating their beings to the search for love, and to becoming worthy for love.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
He did not need to ask a question, he had long known the brave self-sacrifice that was Consecrating the child-heart suffering so sharply that day; and he said only- "We are made perfect through suffering, Annie."
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr