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.

When I have attempted to join myself to others by services, it
proved an intellectual trick,--no more. They eat read more

When I have attempted to join myself to others by services, it
proved an intellectual trick,--no more. They eat your service
like apples, and leave you out. But love them, and they feel
you, and delight in you all the time.

Small service is true service while it lasts:
Of humblest friends, bright Creature! scorn not one;
The read more

Small service is true service while it lasts:
Of humblest friends, bright Creature! scorn not one;
The Daisy, by the shadow that it casts,
Protects the lingering dew drop from the Sun.

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."

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).

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.

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.

Master, go on, and I will follow thee
To the last gasp with truth and loyalty.

Master, go on, and I will follow thee
To the last gasp with truth and loyalty.