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    I am an ass indeed; you may prove it by my long ears. I have
    served him from the hour of my nativity to this instant, and have
    nothing at his hands for my service but blows. When I am cold,
    he heats me with beating; when I am warm, he cools me with
    beating.

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The swallow follows not summer more willing than we your
lordship.

The swallow follows not summer more willing than we your
lordship.

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One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any read more

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist. -Diogenes Laertius.

by Diogenes Laertius Found in: Service Quotes,
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If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality. -Norman Cousins.

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality. -Norman Cousins.

by Norman Cousins Found in: Service Quotes,
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The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. -Gandhi.

The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. -Gandhi.

by Gandhi Found in: Service Quotes,
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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. -Aristotle.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. -Aristotle.

by Aristotle Found in: Service Quotes,
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If I had always served God as I have served you, Madam, I should
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If I had always served God as I have served you, Madam, I should
not have great account to render at my death.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Service Quotes,
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Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It is especially he whose name is a read more

Ask not the name of him who asks you for a bed. It is especially he whose name is a burden to him, who has need of an asylum (room).

by Victor Hugo Found in: Service Quotes,
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Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King read more

Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred
blessings on me.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Service Quotes,
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Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.

Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.

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