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The swallow follows not summer more willing than we your
lordship.
The swallow follows not summer more willing than we your
lordship.
And Master Kingston, this I will say--had I but served God as
diligently as I have served the king, read more
And Master Kingston, this I will say--had I but served God as
diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me
over in my grey hairs.
Ay, gentle Thurio, for you know that love
Wilt creep in service where it cannot go.
Ay, gentle Thurio, for you know that love
Wilt creep in service where it cannot go.
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.
Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.
Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.
One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.
One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.
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.
I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
[Lat., Domini pudet non servitutis.]
I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
[Lat., Domini pudet non servitutis.]
All success consists in this: You are doing something for somebody - benefiting humanity - and the feeling of success read more
All success consists in this: You are doing something for somebody - benefiting humanity - and the feeling of success comes from the consciousness of this. -Elbert Hubbard.