Service Quotes

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Jawaharlal Nehru

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.

Lee H. Hamilton

If truth make us not truthful, what service can it render us?

John Lancaster Spalding

My religion is truth, love and service to God and humanity. Every religion that has come into the world has brought the message of love and brotherhood. Those who are indifferent to the welfare of their fellowmen, whose hearts are empty of love, they do not know the meaning of religion.

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Love is a selfless service to mankind like a showcase done by the twinkling stars in beautiful nightly sky.

Santosh Kalwar

My soul is occupied, And all my substance in His service; Now I guard no flock, Nor have I any other employment: My sole occupation is love. ~ 28

John of the Cross

As you love your own body, so regard everyone as equal to your own body. When the Supreme Experience supervenes, everyone's service is revealed as one's own service. Call it a bird, an insect, an animal or a man, call it by any name you please, one serves one's own Self in every one of them.

Sri Anandamoyi Ma

In the fashion world if you're successful, everyone loves you, and you have available every service. It's hard to walk away, except it wasn't hard for me. I had my mind completely made up.

Helmut Lang

In the event of fire in any of the public buildings troops would be of vast service in the protection of public property, and should insurrection break out the protection of life and property would be more safe guarded by our company of regulars, than by the whole City.

Thomas L. Smith

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.

Bryan McGill

Service a smile. ? It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug. ? It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.

Richelle E. Goodrich

Why don't people ask us about our hope? The answer is probably that we look as if we hope in the same things they do. Our lives don't look like they are on the Calvary road, stripped down for sacrificial love, serving others with the sweet assurance that we don't need to be rewarded in this life.

John Piper

Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the army and draft them for civilian life as needed.

Bill Vaughan

The years of old age are stalls in the cathedral of life in which for aged men to sit and listen and meditate and be patient till the service is over, and in which they may get themselves ready to say Amen at the last, with all their hearts and souls and strength.

William Mountford

If you would cause your view... to be acknowledged by scientific men; you would do a great service to science. If you would even get them to say yes or no to your conclusions it would help to clear the future progress. I believe some hesitate because they do not like their thoughts disturbed.

Michael Faraday

You can will an act of service but you cannot will love.

Anthony de Mello

Not so the scientist. The very essence of his life is the service of truth.

Franz Boas

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

Elizabeth II

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about.

Andrew Shue

We are not called upon to do all the good that is possible, but only that which we can do.

Théodore Guérin