Mahavira His Life And Teachings

Author(s): Saraswati Raghavachari
Publisher: Jain Sastu Sahitya

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MAHAVIRA HIS LIFE AND TEACHINGS
CHAPTER I
Great Men
The great men of earth are the shadow men, who, having lived and died, now live again and forever through their undying thoughts. Thus living, though their foot-falls are heard no more, their voices are louder than thunder and unceasing as the flow of tides and air.
-BEECHER.
GREAT men are like mile-stones which mark the progress of humanity on the road to the Place of Peace..
The value and interest of history are chiefly due to the lives led and the services rendered to the world by the heroes who are enshrined in its pages.
As the stars are the glory of the sky, so great men are the glory not only of their country but also of the whole world.