Niccolo Machiavelli born 1469.
Thomas Hood died 1845.
Jacob Riis born 1849.
The longing for ignoble things;
The strife for triumph more than truth;
The hardening of the heart that brings
Irreverence for the dreams of youth;
All these must first be trampled down
Beneath our feet, if we would gain
In the bright fields of fair renown
The right of eminent domain.
--John Keble.
One lesson, and only one, history may be said to repeat with
distinctness; that the world is built somehow on moral foundations;
that in the long run, it is well with the good; in the long run it
is ill with the wicked.
--James Anthony Froude.
No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this
life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. And if
also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have
contended lawfully.
--2 Timothy 2. 4, 5.
Gracious Father, may my heart be mindful of thee, that I may discover
the truth and possess it. Steady me in my affections and save me from
wandering impulses; and may I help to put wrong down and uplift
humanity. Amen.