Quotes About Servant

Will pitched his voice low, a servant's deference, and hoped Salisbury's expansive mode continued, although he dreaded to learn the source of it.

His knock apparently startled the scullery maid, but a good suit and a sober-headed cane opened many a door, including this one. And if she seemed inclined to shut it in his face again quite promptly, a silver shilling slipped into her hand with his visiting card corrected the matter.

Dust was an Angel. He was by nature a servant, even if his service often meant something more like mastery.

Why is ink like a fire? Because it is a good servant and a hard master.

the duty of the sovereign to respect that liberty: and when he doesn't, when "he that in a State of Society would take away the Freedom that belongs to those of that Society," and pretends to be our master rather than our servant, then it is he, not us, who is the real rebel against society.

cuando la necesidad apretaba, hasta el diablo servía de escudero.

Jesus defines servant leaders as those who humbly serve others because they love them.

In the first of these senses, neither Christ nor the Christian is supposed to be the world's servant. Jesus is obedient, not to the world but to the Father. He is the servant of God, not of men, and we too are called to be servants of God.

That young men travel under some tutor, or grave servant, I allow well; so that he be such a one that hath the language, and hath been in the country before; whereby he may be able to tell them what things are worthy to be seen, in the country where they go; what acquaintances they are to seek; what exercises, or discipline, the place yieldeth. For else, young men shall go hooded, and look abroad little.

I'm not the grand poobah. I'm not the emperor. That's not what I want to be.

A faithful servant is more diligent in keeping your goods safe than is your own wife, because she will claim a half part of your worth all her life.

We are beginning to wonder whether a servant girl hasn't the best of it after all. She knows how the salad tastes without the dressing, and she knows how life's lived before it gets to the parlor door.

To work is nothing; the king on his throne, the priest kneeling before the Holy Altar, all people in all places had to work, but no person at all need be a servant.

5 LETTER FROM PUZUR-NUMUSHDA TO IBBI-SIN To Ibbi-Sin my king speak; thus says your servant Puzur-Numushda: The messenger of Ishbi-Erra

It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune-the ally of patient Time-that holds an even and scrupulous balance.

He would be sad to learn that she had dismissed God long ago, as she would have dismissed an inept servant.

The government is merely a servant?merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.

Greystock brought with him two guns, two fishing-rods, a man-servant, and a huge hamper from Fortnum and Mason's.

The door was opened for him by an old servant in black, who proposed at once to show him to his room. He looked round the vast hall, which, when he had before known it, was ever filled with signs of life, and felt at once that it was empty and deserted. It struck him as intolerably cold, and he saw that the huge fireplace was without a spark of fire.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE Margaret De Wynter De Wynter - - Her father. Madame Brudo - Her aunt — a widow. Count Upsel - Her betrothed. Steinmark - - Leader of the republicans in Bruges. Helen - - - His sister — friend of Margaret. Belleroach - - His friend. Van Hoppen - - Burgomaster of Bruges. Jeannette - - Servant to Madame Brudo. Stoffle Souch r - - Three republican soldiers. Weazle J Two Burgomasters of Bruges Scene: Bruges in 1792

Are they trained to treat everyone as a servant?' 'Probably. That doesn't make you into one

What have you to say now, my little hero?" the Baron gloated. "That you are a fool, the son of a fool, and the servant of the biggest--

I don't stay after I set out dinner," Mrs. Dudley went on. "Not after it begins to get dark. I leave before dark comes.

Mrs. Dudley," the doctor said, putting down his fork, "an admirable soufflé.