Servant Quotes - Page 9

• A man must keep an eye on his servants, if he would not have them rule him.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Eye, Men, Ifs

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1872). “The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men. English traits. Conduct of life”, p.240

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• Study always to have Joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face.

  Francis of Assisi

  Brother, Sadness, Servant Of God

  Saint Francis (of Assisi) (1951). “The Little Flowers of St. Francis: The Mirror of Perfection; The Life of St. Francis”

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• It was Mario Cuomo's great gift and our good fortune that he was both a sterling orator and a passionate public servant. His life was a blessing.

  William J. Clinton

  Life, Blessing, Passionate

  "Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Governor Mario Cuomo", www.clintonfoundation.org. January 1, 2015.

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• Throughout my entire public career I have followed the personal philosophy that I am a free man, an American, a public servant, and a member of my party, in that order always and only.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Philosophy, Party, Men

  On Vietnam and Not Seeking Reelection, delivered 31 March 1968

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• Religion is the servant of the vanishing; science, of the existence! Disappearance belongs to the chaos and the Devil; existence, to the God!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Science, Devil, Vanishing

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• I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference. I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Believe, Heart, Humble

  Address to the Nation Pardoning Richard M. Nixon, delivered on September 8, 1974, Washington D.C.

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• If I am to serve as an instrument of deceit, at least let it be with a clear conscience. I do not want to be considered either so affectionate or so loyal a servant as to be found fit to betray anyone.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Deceit, Loyal, Want

  Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.603, Stanford University Press

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• We have lost a true public servant with the passing of Alan Nunnelee, who dedicated so much of his life to improving Mississippi, my thoughts and prayers are with Tori and the entire Nunnelee family at this sad time.

  Thad Cochran

  Life, Prayer, Lost

  "Rep. Alan Nunnelee dead at 56" by Jeremy Diamond, Alex Jaffe, www.cnn.com. February 6, 2015.

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• Government employees are public servants and prohibited by the Constitution from inhibiting religious freedom, that is a far cry from sneaking around and into a church and acting like KGB agents.

  Mathew Staver

  Religious, Freedom, Government

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• Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.

  Harry Houdini

  Disloyalty, Performers, Happens

  Harry Houdini (2015). “Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: Human Understanding”, p.42, 谷月社

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• You have established the earth and it continues. All things stand this day according to your directions. For all things are your servants (Ps. 119:91). God himself loves the earth dearly and never takes his hands off it. And because he loves it and it is good, our care of it is also eternal work and a part of our eternal life.

  Dallas Willard

  Hands, Self Love, Environmental

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• Our servants (weaker nations) are becoming our masters. You have my word: As long as there is life in me, I will spend the rest of my days fighting to restore the lost sovereignty of the United States.

  Pat Buchanan

  War, Fighting, Long

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• Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired.

  Walter Walker

  Benches, Britain, Bureaucracy

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• My heart and passion has always been to reform the criminal justice system. I want to be a public servant, and I wanted to be a prosecutor because I felt it was the best way forward.

  Marilyn Mosby

  Passion, Heart, Way Forward

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• If we are true servants of the masses, we would take pride in spinning for their sake.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Pride, Sake, Spinning

  Mahatma Gandhi (1974). “Collected Works”

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• The man who eats to live, who is friends with the five powers - earth, water, ether, sun and air - who is a servant of God, the Creator of all these, ought not to fall ill.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  God, Fall, Men

  Mahatma Gandhi (1959). “India of My Dreams”, p.134, Rajpal & Sons

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• The nonviolent man automatically becomes a servant of God.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  God, Men, Servant Of God

  Mahatma Gandhi (1976). “Collected Works”

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• Only my death will determine whether I am 'Mohamed Gandhi', Jinnah's slave, destroyer of the Hindu religion or its servant and protector.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Jinnah, Slave, Hinduism

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• Man becomes not the lord and master of all creation but he is its servant.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Men, Creation, Lord

  Mahatma Gandhi (1994). “Volume of prefaces”

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• The aim of university education should be to turn out true servants of the people who will live and die for the country's freedom.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Education, Country, People

  Mahatma Gandhi (1982). “Collected Works”

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• That prince is acceptable to me who becomes a prince among his people's servants.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  People, Acceptable

  Mahatma Gandhi (1966). “Socialism of My Conception”

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• A king is the first servant and first magistrate of the state.

  Frederick The Great

  Kings, Firsts, States

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• Plot comes first. The plot is the archictecture of your novel. You wouldn't build a house without a plan. If I wrote without a plot, it would just be a pile of bricks. Characters are your servants. They must serve your plot.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Character, House, Firsts

  The Writers Write Interview, writerswrite.co.za. February 10, 2015.

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• No one will ever be the servant of the Son without serving the Mother.

  Ildefonsus

  Christian, Mother, Son

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• Remember, technology is a great servant, but a terrible master.

  Stephen Covey

  Technology, Remember, Masters

  Source: zenhabits.net

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