No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls. Horatio Alger More Quotes by Horatio Alger More Quotes From Horatio Alger Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received. Horatio Alger war art school The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages. Horatio Alger chivalry form age The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer. Horatio Alger fasting prayer night