Quotes with service

  • Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
  • I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his ''divine service.''
  • The person who renders loyal service in a humble capacity will be chosen for higher responsibilities, just as the biblical servant who multiplied the one pound given him by his master was made ruler over ten cities...
  • Although by 1851 tales of adventure had begun to seem antiquated, they had rendered a large service to the course of literature: they had removed the stigma, for the most part, from the word novel.
  • Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
  • In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended.
  • Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. [The Motto Of The U.S. Postal Service]
  • The only certain means of is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
  • The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
  • Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies should foot the bill. We can no longer afford to scrap-pile people.
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  • Douglas Adams To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
    Douglas Adams
    British science-fiction writer (1952 - 2001)
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  • Sun Tzu The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
    Sun Tzu
    Chinese general and strategist (544 - 496)
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  • Og Mandino Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
    Og Mandino
    American author (1923 - 1996)
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  • H. Ross Perot Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.
    H. Ross Perot
    American businessman & politician, founder EDS (1930 - 2019)
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  • Sir John Lubbock Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.
    Sir John Lubbock
    British statesman and banker (1834 - 1913)
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  • Buffalo Bill Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.
    Buffalo Bills Life Story: An Autobiography
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • John Burroughs For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
    John Burroughs
    American writer (1837 - 1921)
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  • Albert Einstein Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Luther Burbank Our lives as we lead them as passed on to others, whether in physical or mental forms, tingeing all future lives together. This should be enough for one who lives for truth and service to his fellow passengers on the way.
    Luther Burbank
    American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer (1849 - 1926)
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  • Gordon B. Hinckley Some of our finest work comes through service to others.
    Gordon B. Hinckley
    American religious leader and author (1910 - 2008)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith To aim at excellence, our reputation, and friends, and all must be ventured; to aim at the average we run no risk and provide little service.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Jim Rohn Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
    Jim Rohn
    American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930 - 2009)
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  • Napoleon Hill You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Henry Ford A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.
    Henry Ford
    American industrialist (1863 - 1947)
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  • Henry David Thoreau A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me, and is entitled to my love and service.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Robert W. Service A promise made is a debt unpaid.
    Robert W. Service
     
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  • David Ogilvy A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service.
    David Ogilvy
    American businessman, Advertising Expert (1911 - 1999)
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  • John F. Kennedy A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Bob Uecker After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
    Bob Uecker
    American Major League Baseball (MLB) player (1934 - )
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  • Bert Lance All these years, they've been giving lip service to saying that we are a party that is inclusive instead of exclusive. We've said the Democratic Party has a great big umbrella, and everybody can be comfortable under that umbrella. If they didn't mean it, then it ought to be pulled apart.
    Bert Lance
    American businessman (1931 - 2013)
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