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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.
Service... Giving what you don't have to give. Giving when you don't need to give. Giving because you want to read more
Service... Giving what you don't have to give. Giving when you don't need to give. Giving because you want to give. -Damien Hess.
My heart is ever at your service, my lord.
My heart is ever at your service, my lord.
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.
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.
"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."
He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. -Jim Elliot.
He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. -Jim Elliot.
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.
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.