Song of the brave, how thrills thy tone As when the Organ's music rolls; No gold rewards, but song alone, The deeds of great and noble souls. [Ger., Hoch klingt das Lied vom braven Mann, Wie Orgelton und Glockenklang; Wer hohes Muths sich ruhmen kann Den lohnt nicht Gold, den lohnt Gesang.]

Gottfried Augustus Burger

Gottfried Augustus Burger

Related Quotes

I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

BricksCityFound

I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.

Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.

If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way without them, we must plan for our lasting preservation rather than for our temporary pleasure.

marriagenaturewife