I am an ass indeed; you may prove it by my long ears. I have
served him from the read more

I am an ass indeed; you may prove it by my long ears. I have
served him from the hour of my nativity to this instant, and have
nothing at his hands for my service but blows. When I am cold,
he heats me with beating; when I am warm, he cools me with
beating.

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.

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.

Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It is especially he whose name is a read more

Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It is especially he whose name is a burden to him, who has need of an asylum (room).

"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."

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.

God curse Moawiyah. If I had served God so well as I have served
him, he would never have read more

God curse Moawiyah. If I had served God so well as I have served
him, he would never have damned me to all eternity.

If someone listens, or strectches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a read more

If someone listens, or strectches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen. -Loretta Girzartis.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are read more

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.