The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.
Loyalty is the greatest quality of the human heart. - John Boyle O'Reilly
Loyalty is the greatest quality of the human heart.
- John Boyle O'Reilly
The wealth of mankind is the wisdom they leave. - John Boyle O'Reilly
The wealth of mankind is the wisdom they leave.
Well blest is he who has a dear one dead; A friend he has whose face will never change- A dear communion that will not grow strange; The anchor of a … - John Boyle O'Reilly
Well blest is he who has a dear one dead; A friend he has whose face will never change- A dear communion that will not grow strange; The anchor of a …
How shall I a habit break? As you did that habit make, As you gathered, you must lose; As you yielded, now refuse, Thread by thread the strands we tw… - John Boyle O'Reilly
How shall I a habit break? As you did that habit make, As you gathered, you must lose; As you yielded, now refuse, Thread by thread the strands we tw…
Each heart holds the secret: 'Kindness' is the word. - John Boyle O'Reilly
Each heart holds the secret: 'Kindness' is the word.
Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end. - John Boyle O'Reilly
Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end.
The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove. - John Boyle O'Reilly
The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove.
... every man on the planet Has just as much right as yourself to the road. - John Boyle O'Reilly
... every man on the planet Has just as much right as yourself to the road.
It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle fo… - John Boyle O'Reilly
It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle fo…
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