The Bible goes equally to the cottage of the peasant, and the palace of the king. - It is woven into literature, and colors the talk of the street. The bark of the merchant cannot sail without it; and no ship of war goes to the conflict but it is there. It enters men's closets; directs their conduct, and mingles in all the grief and cheerfulness of life.
Theodore ParkerYou may not, cannot, appropriate beauty. It is the wealth of the eye, and a cat may gaze upon a king.
Theodore ParkerScience, also, is most largely indebted to these beauty-loving Greeks, for truth is one form of loveliness.
Theodore ParkerThe use of great men is to serve the little men, to take care of the human race, and act as practical interpreters of justice and truth.
Theodore Parker