“If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is not forgetful, if his deeds are pure, if he acts with consideration, if he restrains himself, and lives according to law,then his glory will increase.” IfsPersonsLawPureGloryIncreaseDeedsConsiderationEarnestForgetful Book:Wisdom of the Buddha: The Unabridged Dhammapada Source: Wisdom of the Buddha: The Unabridged Dhammapada
“The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task because it is cast in the day of small things; scornful of baseness, awake to their own duties as well as to their rights, following the higher law with reverence, and in this world doing all that in their power lies, so that when death comes they may feel that humanity is in some degree better because they lived.” WorldFeelsWellsMayChristianLawLyingPurposeHumanityChristianityRightsThis WorldReadyDutyHeroHigherCitizensDegreesTasksCastsFollowingDeedsAwakeEndeavorReverenceSmall ThingsLoftyResoluteLooking DownBasenessHigher Law Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Do not resist the evil-doer and take no part in doing so, either in the violent deeds of the administration, in the law courts, the collection of taxes, or above all in soldiering, and no one in the world will be able to enslave you.” WorldAbleLawEvilTaxesCourtDeedsViolentAdministrationCollectionsDoersLaw CourtsEvil Doers Book:Leo Tolstoy: Letters and Papers Source: Leo Tolstoy: Letters and Papers
“Civilization, let me tell you what it is. First the soldier, then the merchant, then the priest, then the lawyer. The merchant hires the soldier and priest to conquer the country for him. First the soldier, he is a murderer; then the priest, he is a liar; then the merchant, he is a thief; and they all bring in the lawyer to make their laws and defend their deeds, and there you have your civilization!” FirstsCountryLawCivilizationLet MeSoldierDeedsLawyerConquerPriestsLiarsThievesMurdererMerchants Book:Ship of Fools: A Novel Source: Ship of Fools: A Novel
“We are His children in Very deed, having been born of Him in the spirit, and we have inherited the very attributes which he possesses. They are in us, and they make us God's embryo, We believe that as we are now God once was, and by the practice of virtue and righteousness, by obedience unto law and authority, He has become what He is, and as He is, man may become, on the same principle.” MenBelieveMayChildrenLawSpiritBornPrinciplesPracticeVirtueAuthorityDeedsObedienceRighteousnessAttributesEmbryos Author:George F. Richards