“It is natural to admire and revere really great men. They hallow the nation to which they belong, and lift up not only all who live in their time, but those who live after them. Their great example becomes the common heritage of their race; and their great deeds and great thoughts are the most glorious legacies of mankind.” MenNationsNaturalCommonRaceMankindExampleDeedsAdmireLegacyLiftsGloriousGreat MenHeritageReally Great Book:Character Source: Character
“Some one called Sir Richard Steele the "vilest of mankind," and he retorted with proud humility, "It would be a glorious world if I were.” IfsWorldWould BeMankindHumilityProudGlorious Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“A contemplation of God's works, a generous concern for the good of mankind, and the unfeigned exercise of humility only, denominate men great and glorious.” MenMankindGreatnessHumilityExerciseConcernGenerousContemplationGlorious Author:Joseph Addison
“I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. They are the most glorious nation that ever inhabited this Earth. The Romans and their empire were but a bubble in comparison to the Jews. They have given religion to three-quarters of the globe and have influenced the affairs of mankind more and more happily than any other nation, ancient or modern.” IfsMenShouldBelieveStillsEarthThreeGivenNationsFateModernMankindEssentialsEternalInstrumentsBlindAffairAncientAtheistJewGloriousEmpiresComparisonQuartersBubblesGlobesJudaismHebrewHands TiedJewish Religion Author:John Adams
“Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken.” ProcessMusicMankindInspireMusic IsWinePressesPianoGloriousComposerPlaying MusicFunny MusicBest WineBacchus Author:Ludwig van Beethoven
“Maternity is a glorious thing, since all mankind has been conceived, born, and nourished of women. All human laws should encourage the multiplication of families.” ShouldHumansHas BeensLawBornMankindGloriousMultiplicationMaternity Book:Martin Luther's Table Talk Source: Martin Luther's Table Talk