One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any read more

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist. -Diogenes Laertius.

Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King read more

Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred
blessings on me.

"Sidney Godophin," said Charles (II), "is never in the way and
never out of the way."

"Sidney Godophin," said Charles (II), "is never in the way and
never out of the way."

We cannot all be masters, nor all masters
Cannot be truly followed.

We cannot all be masters, nor all masters
Cannot be truly followed.

We are his,
To serve him nobly in the common cause,
True to the death, but not read more

We are his,
To serve him nobly in the common cause,
True to the death, but not to be his slaves.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -John read more

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. -John Wooden.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. -Sally Koch.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. -Sally Koch.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. -Aristotle.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. -Aristotle.

O Cromwell, Cromwell,
Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my king, read more

O Cromwell, Cromwell,
Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.