“Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him.” ChildrenFatherGreatnessWeaknessFaultsSymbolsPerceiveGermanyDespise Author:Gustav Stresemann
“Humility is that simple, inner life of real greatness, which is indifferent to magnificence, and, surrounded by it all, lives far away in the distant country of a Father's home, with the cross borne silently and self-sacrificingly in the heart of hearts.” HeartRealSelfCountryHomeFatherSimpleGreatnessHumilityCrossesFar AwayIndifferentInner LifeMagnificence Book:Sermons Preached at Brighton Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton
“Theodosius was chaste and temperate; he enjoyed, without excess, the sensual and social pleasures of the table, and the warmth of his amorous passions was never diverted from their lawful objects. The proud titles of Imperial greatness were adorned by the tender names of a faithful husband, an indulgent father; his uncle was raised, by his affectionate esteem, to the rank of a second parent.” PassionFatherNamesSocialParentPleasureHistoryObjectsGreatnessProudHusbandTablesRaisedEsteemSensualEnjoyedTitlesFaithfulWarmthExcessUnclesRoman EmpireAffectionateChasteAmorous Book:History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V3: the History Focus Source: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V3: the History Focus