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And Master Kingston, this I will say--had I but served God as
diligently as I have served the king, read more
And Master Kingston, this I will say--had I but served God as
diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me
over in my grey hairs.
God curse Moawiyah. If I had served God so well as I have served
him, he would never have read more
God curse Moawiyah. If I had served God so well as I have served
him, he would never have damned me to all eternity.
Who seeks for aid
Must show how service sought can be repaid.
Who seeks for aid
Must show how service sought can be repaid.
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.
A person's life is limited but serving the people is limitless.
I want to devote my limited life to read more
A person's life is limited but serving the people is limitless.
I want to devote my limited life to serving the people
limitlessly.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life read more
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Up to his nest again, I shall not live in vain. -Emily Dickinson.
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha read more
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed
me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
If someone listens, or strectches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a read more
If someone listens, or strectches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen. -Loretta Girzartis.
I am an ass indeed; you may prove it by my long ears. I have
served him from the read more
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.
