“Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” - S...

“The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.” - Johann Sebastian Bach ...

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“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke Justice is meant to be blind and we are fa...

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“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” - B. R. Ambedkar Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le...

“Dulce et decorum est
 pro patria mori.” - Horace April 25th is Anzac Day , the anniversary of the first major military campaign fought...

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