Quotes About Service

It will take away a man's usefulness in his generation.

Wherefore, as grace is primarily given unto us for ourselves, and secondarily for the good of others; so gifts are bestowed in the first place for the edification of others, and secondly for our own spiritual advantage also.

Why did God use Patrick to reach the people at the very ends of the earth? Because Patrick was sufficiently humble to serve the very barbarians whom the more sophisticated churchmen of his day wanted nothing to do with—and he was sufficiently rustic to relate to them. Whether or not Patrick understood this when he was first called back to Ireland, he clearly understood that Christ would be with him, praying on his behalf and answering his own prayers. So he moved forward.

But enough of the words. We all know there ain't no extra pay, and rations will be catch as catch can. But we still got plenty of medals!

They know that they are practically unarmed. Yet they are trying to find out how to help us.

A man never stood so tall as when he stooped to help a child.

Therefore, to every spirit which Christianity summons to her service, her exhortation is: Do what you can, and confess frankly what you are unable to do; neither let your effort be shortened for fear of failure, nor your confession silenced for fear of shame.

If we're others-centered, we'll be blessed, but if we're clothed in selfishness, we'll be of limited value to others.

Logan Septic Service: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Shit Back.

I served with that son of a bitch, Corporal. Ruiz wouldn't compliment his mother for giving birth to him, if you know what I mean.

But we get to live as long as we're useful. And that is a rare privilege.

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.

Would you like some help with your duct work, sir?" Dahl asked. "Please," Kerensky said. *

There was a reason why Special Forces soldiers hardly ever retired - being retired means losing integration. Losing integration means being alone.

People will eat cheeseburgers, but very few people will eat crap. Don't serve up crap.

in thirty years of service there has yet to be an MP-35 that has malfunctioned. This is because, unlike your dipshit military scientists on Earth, we can build a weapon that works! Your job is not to fuck with your weapon; your job is to fire your weapon. Trust your weapon, it is almost certainly smarter than you are. Remember this and you may yet live.

When you serve a beer-cock an ear.

When I was a kid my ol' man give me a haltered heifer an' says take her down an git her serviced. An' the fella says, I done it, an' ever' time since then when I hear a business man talkin' about service, I wonder who's gettin' screwed.

I don't know where being a servant came into disrepute. It is the refuge of a philosopher, the food of the lazy, and, properly carried out, it is a position of power, even of love.

What branch do you want to go in?" "I don' give a god-damn," said Pilon jauntily. "I guess we need men like you in the infantry." And Pilon was written so. He turned then to Big Joe, and the Portagee was getting sober. "Where do you want to go?" "I want to go home," Big Joe said miserably. The sergeant put him in the infantry too.

The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.

You know that a soldier is the most holy of all humans because he is the most tested—most tested of all. I'll try to tell you. Look now—in all of history men have been taught that killing of men is an evil thing not to be countenanced. Any man.

don't know where being a servant came into disrepute. It is the refuge of a philosopher, the food of the lazy, and, properly carried out, it is a position of power, even of love. I can't understand why more intelligent people don't take it as a career—learn to do it well and reap its benefits.