We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him.
Blaise Pascal

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
Blaise Pascal

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
Thomas Fuller

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
Andrew Carnegie

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.
Loretta Young

Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother.
Thomas Huxley

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.
Guru Nanak

I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.
Thurgood Marshall

Any stigma, as the old saying is, will serve to beat a dogma.
Philip Guedalla

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
Andre Malraux

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
George W. Bush

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
George W. Bush

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
Francis Bacon

For centuries, New York has served as the gateway for millions of people from all over the world in search of the American dream. It only makes sense that it would now serve as a gateway for the world's greatest athletes.
Hillary Clinton

Countries that will not tax their elite who expect us to come in and help them serve their people are just not going to get the kind of help from us that historically they may have.
Hillary Clinton

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.
Hillary Clinton

The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.
Desiderius Erasmus

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Aesop

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it.
Sarah Palin