Quote by St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo

“He is Thy best servant who looks not so much to hear that from Whee which himself willeth, as rather to will that, which…

— St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo

“And without doubt it is better for thee and for all My other servants, that ye should be proved by adversities, than that ye…

— Thomas à Kempis

“But it is often those who have least of all in this life whom He chooseth for the kingdom. Put thy trust in Him…

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“But, Lord, if it is Thy will that I should love him, make me love him - as Christ would, who died for the…

— D.H. Lawrence

“every lord was a servant and every servant will be a lord.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Remind thyself that he whom thou lovest is mortal — that what thou lovest is not thine own; it is given thee for the…

— Epictetus

“Couldst thou in vision see, thyself the man God meant, thou never then could be, the man thou art content.”

— Augustus Strong

“And his Soul mocked him and said, "Surely thou hast but little joy out of thy love. Thou art as one who in time…

— Oscar Wilde

“If thou wilt be mine, I shall make thee happier than God Himself in His paradise. The angels themselves will be jealous of thee.…

— Théophile Gautier

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent…

— John the Apostle

“My Son, take it not sadly to heart, if any think ill of thee, and say of thee what thou art unwilling to hear.”

— Anonymous