History of European Morals: From Augustus to Charlemagne, Volume 2Appleton, 1890 - Ethics |
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Page 364 - She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Page 9 - ... the simple record of three short years of active life has done more to regenerate and soften mankind than all the disquisitions of philosophers and all the exhortations of moralists.
Page 283 - On that one degraded and ignoble form are concentrated the passions that might have filled the world with shame. She remains, while creeds and civilisations rise and fall, the eternal priestess of humanity, blasted for the sins of the people.