Albert Pike (December 29, 1809 - April 2, 1891) was an attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason. Pike is the only Confederate military officer or figure to be honored with an outdoor statue in Washington, D.C. (in Judiciary Square).
Pike was born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Ben and Sarah (Andrews) Pike, and spent his childhood in Byfield and Newburyport, Massachusetts. His colonial ancestors included John Pike (1613-1688/1689), the founder of Woodbridge, New Jersey. He attended school in Newburyport and Framingham until he was 15. In August 1825, he passed entrance exams at Harvard University, though when the college requested payment of tuition fees for the first two years which he had successfully challenged by examination, he chose not to attend. He began a program of self-education, later becoming a schoolteacher in Gloucester, North Bedford, Fairhaven and Newburyport.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. being alone & death
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. politics & war
Faith begins where Reason sinks exhausted. faith
Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth. learning & truth
War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory. war
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 views from Robert Browning
22 views from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 sayings from Honore de Balzac
53 sayings from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan
5 other wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher