Reverence as a quality of the Roman mind was fast breaking down, or, rather, it was becoming unfashionable. … As philosophy was taking the place of religion, satire was fast substituting reverenceSource: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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- A heartless punishment upon a young person
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- Inequality is an illusion
- When men cannot sleep
- The recruiting of the Innocents
- Reprove without discouraging
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