Living in a very cynical age, we’re not used to such unabashed, guileless sincerity.

In this way, Jesus might be seen by the faithful as the ultimate “Gentleman Barbarian” – he had the power and capacity to destroy all of his enemies with a wave of the hand, but chose to lay down his life – making the sacrifice not an act of weakness but of perfect and complete will.

But the problem is not that this man is a nice guy; it’s that he’s allowed his niceness to travel down the slippery slope into weinerdom.

Everyone loves to hear of such heroic acts not only because they are inspiring but because they are rarer in an increasingly anonymous and isolated society, a world where it is far easier to step over the man in need than to risk life and limb to save him.

The ability to show hospitality has been a measure of one’s character across cultures and time.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.” – HONORE DE BALZAC.

In the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighed in the balance against the assemblage of virtues, active and passive, of moral qualities which we group together under the name of character.” – THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

How could he have been an eagle and not have pride? His contention was that it was finer for a finite mortal speck of life to feel Godlike, than for a god to feel godlike; and so it was that he exalted what he deemed his mortality.

Every man must be ready to put aside thoughts of his own welfare or pressing schedule and be willing to come to the aid of those in need.

Many men today feel inexplicably restless, unfulfilled and depressed. They seek all the things society tells them will heal their man spirit: carefully watching their diet, taking supplements, exercising and visiting a shrink. And yet they find no relief. Why? They’re skipping out on perhaps the most crucial element in maintaining their manly vigor: spending time in the great outdoors.