Quotes About Service

Its not what the universe gives us that matters, but what we give the universe

He hung up and stood there, his mind spinning. Uncle Benny's words whispered in his head. We'll do what we always do. What they always did. Fight fires. Save people's lives. Yes, that's what they'd do now. The FDNY was the biggest fire department in the world. They were the best. And they would do what they always did.

You do not exist to serve the illusion. The illusion exists to serve you.

Magellan served at the pleasure of his Castilian captains, rather than the other way around.

Vasco da Gama came to believe that he had been inadequately rewarded for his service to the crown.

long and checkered history in the service of the Portuguese empire in Africa: Fernão de Magalhães, or Ferdinand Magellan.

Ferdinand Magellan and his brother Diogo moved to Lisbon, where they became pages at the royal court;

was the least of his responsibilities. He served as the onboard dentist, doctor, and surgeon

the crew took turns cooking, or paid the apprentices to cook for them.

We send Cristóbal Colón with three caravels through the Ocean Sea to the Indies on some business that concerns the service of God and the expansion of the Catholic faith and our benefit and utility.

general, knighthood was conferred on those who glorified the Crown through military service

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,We shall remember them.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

Instead of worrying about the question of suffering in the world, spend your time alleviating it!

I wanted to contribute my time, myself, my knowledge, my love, because Haiti is my everything.

God, whose earth is touch'd with beauty / Christ, who praised the lilies gay / Sweet the service, fair the duty / That we offer here today.

Why are they even here, Nath wonders, and when the service starts and they all crane their necks toward the coffin at the front, under the sassafras tree, he understands. They are drawn by the spectacle of sudden death.

Tarih yaz?c?l??? özgürle?tirmiyorsa zulme hizmet ediyordur

The end of all education should surely be service to others.

When we let go of the self, we are more inspired to work with others; and when we are generous to others, we realize that the self is lost.

You don't have to rush out to become the mayor of your city or the president of the United States in order to help others, but you can begin with your relatives and friends and the people around you. In fact, you can start with yourself. The important point is to realize that you are never off duty.

We must try to think beyond our homes, beyond the fire burning in the fireplace, beyond sending our children to school or getting to work in the morning. We must try to think how we can help this world. If we don't help, nobody will. It is our turn to help the world.

sleeping—you should always take the attitude of being of benefit to all sentient beings.

When you commit yourself to the bodhisattva path, the path of helping others, you feel as if you have done it before and you have been doing it all along. It is like living up to your inheritance, or taking over your parents' business. You feel that there is something quite natural and right about it.