Let's face it - think of Africa and the first images that come to mind are of war poverty famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations which in their day were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?

The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a splendid misery.

There are as is known insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.

The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs.

We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age.