The whole life of Demosthenes. . . leaves the impression of a melancholy state of things, and of the brazen insolence of wickedness. A particularly striking idea of how things really were in Greece can be obtained from one feature of life - the sons who turned out badly. . . . the sons of gifted but arrogant fathers turned out merely arrogant, the grandsons hopeless; it is respect alone that sustains families and gives them traditions.
O Lord, grant that I may do Thy will as if it were my will, so that Thou mayest do my will as if it were Thy will.