The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms.

The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy

For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.

The word "Chivalry" is derived from the French Cheval, a horse.

The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from the island, A.D. 420,- that is, about five hundred years.

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.

We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of their own country, or near the coast of the Mediterranean.

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government.

The earliest form in which romances appear is that of a rude kind of verse.

If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation.

They tell us to count our blessings whilst they count the coffers

The importance of money flows from it being a link between the present and the future.

You need to enjoy yourself and just get into the routine of keeping fit and enjoying being active. That's always easier once you've made friends in the sport.

Relate to the little instead of relating to the big. The little is indomitable.

Your word is your bond.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

Most people die at age 25 and are buried at age 65.

A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.

The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent.