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Quotes About Service

the Existence of Deity, that he made the World, and govern'd it by his Providence; that the most acceptable Service of God was the doing Good to Man; that our Souls are immortal; and that all Crime will be punished and Virtue rewarded either here or hereafter...
~ Benjamin Franklin
That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
~ Benjamin Franklin
Aku lebih suka mengatakan, dia hidup berguna, daripada dia meninggal kaya raya.
~ Benjamin Franklin
Gov'r. Thomas was so pleas'd with the construction of this stove, as described in it, that he offered to give me a patent for the sole vending of them for a term of years; but I declin'd it from a principle which has ever weighed with me on such occasions, viz., That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
~ Benjamin Franklin
But that the most acceptable service of God is doing good to man.
~ Benjamin Franklin
I declin'd it from a principle which has ever weighed with me on such occasions, viz., That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.
~ Benjamin Franklin
The noblest question in the world is What good may I do in it?
~ Benjamin Franklin
To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.
~ Benjamin Jowett
Life is revealed as a place to contribute and we as contributors. Not because we have done a measurable amount of good, but because that is the story we tell.
~ Benjamin Zander
We should have a time to reflect on the accomplishments of the military, of their sacrifices, of their failures.
~ Richard Engel
London has a 50 per cent female population so we want to aim long term to have 50 per cent female officers. It's good for police to reflect the public that we serve.
~ Cressida Dick
Airline glamour never promised anything as mundane as elbow room, much less a flat bed, a massage, or an arugula salad. It promised a better world. Service and dress reflected the more formal era, but no one expected air travel to be comfortable. It was amazing just to have hot food above the clouds.
~ Virginia Postrel
The more successful Navy SEALs there are, the more glory it reflects on the community and the better it is for our country.
~ Eric Greitens
In my opinion, serving the common good is the true purpose of politics and is also the perspective through which our community should consider constitutional reform.
~ Carrie Lam
As long I still have a breath left in me I will dedicate myself fully to China's reform.
~ Wen Jiabao
Now that this legislation has passed the House, I look forward to the vote in the Senate that will bring us to Conference, where we can resolve any outstanding issues and make this postal reform reality - for the Postal Service and for all Americans.
~ John M. McHugh
If it does not serve the Iraqi people, there are only political means that must be followed to reform the government - a new government that we must give a chance to prove that it is there to serve the people.
~ Muqtada al Sadr
Before I became a SEAL, I'd done humanitarian work around the world - with refugee families in Bosnia, with unaccompanied children in Rwanda, with kids who lost limbs to land mines in Cambodia.
~ Eric Greitens
I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion.
~ Dean Koontz
I never refused my help to any person black or white; and I liked the office nonetheless because there were neither fees nor salary connected with it.
~ Salmon P. Chase
If the king refuses the constitution, I shall oppose him; if he accepts it, I shall defend him; and the day on which he gave himself up as my prisoner secured me more fully to his service than if he had promised me half his kingdom.
~ Marquis de Lafayette
Provision of best services to the citizens is our top priority, and Punjab government has evolved a coordinated programme in this regard.
~ Shehbaz Sharif
I have no personal ambitions. I consider it a great privilege to have been given an opportunity to serve, through the Congress party, the people of India. I think that itself is a great reward. I have no personal ambitions in that regard.
~ Kapil Sibal
I have the highest regard for the police forces.
~ Naseeruddin Shah