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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.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. -Kahlil Gibran.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. -Kahlil Gibran.
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha read more
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed
me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
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.
Pygmies are pygmies still, though percht on Alps; And pyramids are pyramids in vales. Each man makes his own stature, read more
Pygmies are pygmies still, though percht on Alps; And pyramids are pyramids in vales. Each man makes his own stature, builds himself. Virtue alone outbuilds the Pyramids; Her monuments shall last when Egypt's fall. -Edward Young.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy.
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.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.