The horseman serves the horse, The neat-herd serves the neat, The merchant serves the purse, The eater serves his meat; 'Tis the day of the chattel, Web to weave, and corn to grind, Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind.
He who serves our Führer, Adolf Hitler, serves Germany, and he who serves Germany, serves God.
TV serves us most usefully when presenting junk-entertainment; it serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse - news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion.
The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.
If a man serves not God only, then surely he serves the devil.
The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves.
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.
A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify.
Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as does a distinguished success.
The individual serves the planning system not by supplying it with savings and the resulting capital; he serves it far more by consuming its products.
Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.
Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
Of course killing people is 'wrong', but I think history shows that sometimes it serves the greater good.
The master sometimes serves, and the servant sometimes is master.
Release what no longer serves you to create a space for that which does. And yes, sometimes this even means people.
I think, the left makes a mistake. If you look particularly at the state levels, violent repeat criminals are not punished enough. The average murderer is sentenced to 17 1/2 years but serves six. The average rapist is sentenced to 10 years but serves about three and a half. The average mugger is sentenced to five years and serves little more than one.