If I had always served God as I have served you, Madam, I should
not have great account to read more

If I had always served God as I have served you, Madam, I should
not have great account to render at my death.

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).

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.

I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
[Lat., Domini pudet non servitutis.]

I am ashamed of my master and not of my servitude.
[Lat., Domini pudet non servitutis.]

Some people choose not to donate their services because they believe that it somehow devalues them by "giving them away." read more

Some people choose not to donate their services because they believe that it somehow devalues them by "giving them away." In truth, there is nothing that demonstrates the value of your skills more than putting them to good use for a cause you believe in.

Ay, gentle Thurio, for you know that love
Wilt creep in service where it cannot go.

Ay, gentle Thurio, for you know that love
Wilt creep in service where it cannot go.

One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.

One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. -David Star Jordan.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. -David Star Jordan.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy.