Servant Quotes - Page 6

• May I be a light for those in need of light. May I be a bed for those in need of rest. May I be a servant for those in need of service, for all embodied beings.

  Shantideva

  Light, Bed, Needs

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• The true friend of property, the true conservative, is he who insists that property shall be the servant and not the master of the commonwealth; who insists that the creature of man’s making shall be the servant and not the master of the man who made it. The citizens of the United States must effectively control the mighty commercial forces which they have called into being. There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. To put an end to it will be neither a short nor an easy task, but it can be done.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  True Friend, Men, Political

  Theodore Roosevelt (2004). “Letters and Speeches”

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• I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I gave myself permission to be a writer instead of a civil servant.

  Wallace Shawn

  Thinking, People, United States

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Men pursue riches under the idea that their possession will set them at ease, and above the world. But the law of association often makes those who begin by loving gold as a servant finish by becoming themselves its slaves; and independence without wealth is at least as common as wealth without independence.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Men, Law, Ideas

  Charles Caleb Colton (1821). “Lacon: or, Many things in few words”, p.171

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• He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
  [He that tells a secret is another's servant.]

  George Herbert

  Secret

  George Herbert, William Jerdan (1853). “The Works of the Rev. George Hebert”, p.383

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• One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
  [One eye of the master sees more than ten of the servants']

  George Herbert

  Eye, Masters, Ten

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• All banks should be under government control. Deposits guaranteed, dividends reduced, officials turned into state servants taking their orders from Washington.

  Margaret Ayer Barnes

  Government, Order, States

  Margaret Ayer Barnes (1933). “Within this Present”

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• The apprentice realist uses line as a net to capture his prey, an imitation of reality. But soon he becomes enchanted with line as a thing. It becomes a servant of his pleasure.

  Rene Huyghe

  Reality, Use, Lines

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• think about the way God rules. He doesn't do it by sending in the tanks. He does it by calling servants.

  N. T. Wright

  Thinking, Way, Tanks

  N. T. Wright (2012). “Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C”, p.106, Westminster John Knox Press

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• That public virtue which among the ancients was denominated patriotism, is derived from a strong sense of our own interest in the preservation and prosperity of the free government of which we are members. Such a sentiment, which had rendered the legions of the republic almost invincible, could make but a very feeble impression on the mercenary servants of a despotic prince; and it became necessary to supply that defect by other motives, of a different, but not less forcible nature; honour and religion.

  Edward Gibbon

  Strong, Government, History

  Edward Gibbon (2009). “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edited and Abridged): Abridged Edition”, p.15, Modern Library

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• But the desire of obtaining the advantages, and of escaping the burthens, of political society, is a perpetual and inexhaustible source of discord; nor can it reasonably be presumed that the restoration of British freedom was exempt from tumult and faction. The pre-eminence of birth and fortune must have been frequently violated by bold and popular citizens; and the haughty nobles, who complained that they were become the subjects of their own servants, would sometimes regret the reign of an arbitrary monarch.

  Edward Gibbon

  Regret, Escaping, History

  Edward Gibbon (1840). “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, p.100

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• The best thing we can do is be a servant of God. It does good to stand up and serve others.

  Fred Shuttlesworth

  Servant Of God, Doe, Best Things

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• I look upon the vulgar observation, 'That the devil often deserts his friends, and leaves them in the lurch,' to be a great abuse on that gentleman's character. Perhaps he may sometimes desert those who are only his cup acquaintance; or who, at most, are but half his; but he generally stands by those who are thoroughly his servants, and helps them off in all extremities, till their bargain expires.

  Henry Fielding

  Character, Gentleman, Abuse

  Henry Fielding (1975). “The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling”, p.933, Wesleyan University Press

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• Lysistrata: Oh, Calonicé, my heart is on fire; I blush for our sex. Men will have it we are tricky and sly...Calonicé: And they are quite right, upon my word!Lysistrata: Yet, look you, when the women are summoned to meet for a matter of the last importance, they lie abed instead of coming.Calonicé: Oh, they will come, my dear; but 'tis not easy you know, for a woman to leave the house. One is busy pottering about her husband; another is getting the servant up; a third is putting her child asleep or washing the brat or feeding it.

  Aristophanes

  Sex, Husband, Children

  Aristophanes (2013). “The Eleven Comedies”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

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• In the kingdom, the greater our responsibilities, the greater is our need to see ourselves as servants.

  Spencer W. Kimball

  Responsibility, Needs, Kingdoms

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• Divine love does not weigh down, nor carry his servant captive and enslaved to the lowest depths, but raises him, supports him and magnifies him above all liberty whatsoever.

  Giordano Bruno

  Support, Liberty, Depth

  Giordano Bruno (1889). “The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori): An Ethical Poem”

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• Love for the Lord, love for His servants the missionaries. Missionary work is a work of love and trust, and it has to be done on that basis.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Missionary, Done, Love And Trust

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• How thankful we ought to be ... how thankful we are, for a prophet to counsel us in words of divine wisdom as we walk our paths in these complex and difficult times. The solid assurance we carry in our hearts, the conviction that God will make his will known to his children through his recognized servant is the real basis of our faith and activity. We either have a prophet or we have nothing: and having a prophet, we have everything

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Children, Real, Heart

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• The Son of God, prompted by the same infinite love, laid aside his divine glory and mode of existence, emptied himself exchanged the form of God for the form of a servant, humbled himself and became obedient, even unto the death of the cross.

  Philip Schaff

  Son, Infinite, Glory

  Philip Schaff (2013). “Church History”, p.419, Lulu Press, Inc

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• My legacy doesn't matter. It isn't important that I be remembered. It's important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' I want to finish strong.

  James Dobson

  Strong, Faithful Servants, Important

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• The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.

  Thomas More

  Looks, May, Masters

  Niccolo Machiavelli, Sir Thomas More, Sir (2010). “Machiavelli, More & Luther”, p.105, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.

  Robert Quillen

  Jobs, Government, Anxious

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• A ground frequently taken by Christian theologians is that the progress and civilization of the world are due to Christianity; and the discussion is complicated by the fact that many eminent servants of humanity have been nominal Christians, of one or other of the sects. My allegation will be that the special services rendered to human progress by these exceptional men have not been in consequence of their adhesion to Christianity, but in spite of it, and that the specific points of advantage to human kind have been in ratio of their direct opposition to precise Biblical enactments.

  Charles Bradlaugh

  Christian, Taken, Biblical

  Marsden Gibson, Charles Bradlaugh (1889*). “Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?: Two Nights Debate Between Marsden Gibson and Charles Bradlaugh at Newcastle-on-Tyne”

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• The slothful is the servant of the counters.

  George Herbert

  George Herbert (1862). “The Works of George Herbert: In Prose and Verse”

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• Always remember, money is a servant; you are the master. Be very careful not to reverse that equation, because many people of high intelligence have already done so, to their great detriments. Unfortunately, many of these poor souls loved money and used people, which violated one of the most basic laws governing true financial success. You should always love people and use money, rather than the reverse!

  Bob Proctor

  Law, People, Soul

  FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Aug 03, 2011

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