Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes contest crown martyr
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience. Saint Ambrose conscienceevilmind Change image and share on social
A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years. Saint Ambrose despiseelderfear share on social
When you get up into the crown of a redwood tree, you lose sight of the ground entirely. You also lose sight of the sky. And you're in a lost world. You're in an undiscovered, unexplored ecosystem, somewhere between Heaven and Earth, filled with forms of life, not all of which have been given names by scientists yet. Richard Preston crownearthecosystem share on social
Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome. Michael Mandelbaum ancientcontestcontrol Change image and share on social
The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. Ralph Waldo Emerson abidedishonoredfame Change image and share on social