 For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men.  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 6911918Full view - About this book
 | Delphian Society - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1913 - 542 pages
...of the Peloponnesian war apply as well to him : "For the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous meu; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions...dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." Until chosen as capital of the new kingdom in 1834, Athens was... | |
 | United States. 62d Congress, 3d session, 1912-1913 - 1913 - 68 pages
...Christian Era Pericles, the soldier, statesman, and philosopher, said: This whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own land, but in foreign lands dwells an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts... | |
 | George Willis Botsford, Ernest Gottlieb Sihler - History - 1915 - 780 pages
...proclaimed always and on every fitting occasion both in word and deed. For the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men ; not only are they commemorated by...dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men. Make them your examples ; and esteeming courage to be freedom and... | |
 | William Carey Morey - History - 1915 - 666 pages
...feared to perform a dishonorable act. . . . Remember that the whole earth is a sepulcher of honorable men. Not only are they commemorated by columns and...inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there remains an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone, but in the hearts of men. Make them your... | |
 | Edward Joseph O'Brien, Martha Foley - Short stories - 1916 - 458 pages
...the chant the young voice went on while the flag-covered casket was lifted from car to bier. " ' For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men ; not...them, graven not in stone but in the hearts of men. Make them your examples, and, esteeming courage to be freedom and freedom to be happiness, do not weigh... | |
 | Martha Foley, Edward Joseph O'Brien - Short stories - 1916 - 406 pages
...the chant the young voice went on while the flag-covered casket was lifted from car to bier. " ' For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men ; not...them, graven not in stone but in the hearts of men. Make them your examples, and, esteeming courage to be freedom and freedom to be happiness, do not weigh... | |
 | Clifford Herschel Moore - Greece - 1916 - 410 pages
...their glory survives, and is proclaimed always and on every fitting occasion both in word and deed. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; not...dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone, but in the hearts of men. Make them your examples, and esteeming courage to be freedom and... | |
 | Europe - 1916 - 738 pages
...words and deeds. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; they are commemorated not only by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands also, and by memorials graven not on stone but on the hearts of men. Take them for your example and,... | |
 | Claude Goldsmid Montefiore - Consolation (Judaism) - 1917 - 108 pages
...their glory survives, and is proclaimed always and on every fitting occasion both in word and deed. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men ; not...of them, graven not in stone, but in the hearts of men."82 To die in the hour of victory, that, says Xenophon, is the fairest end.83 And the noble death... | |
 | Charles Franklin Thwing - Universities and colleges - 1920 - 470 pages
...at the close of the first year of the Peloponnesian war, the great statesman and orator says: " For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; not...dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." i The sentiments expressed in Greece, twenty-three hundred years... | |
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