Servants

Famous quotes containing the word servants:

    The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master’s ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.
    Walter Lippmann (1889–1974)

    [T]here is no Part of the World where Servants have those Privileges and Advantages as in England: They have no where else such plentiful Diet, large Wages, or indulgent Liberty: There is no place wherein they labour less, and yet where they are so little respectful, more wasteful, more negligent, or where they so frequently change their Masters.
    Richard Steele (1672–1729)

    When receiving an order, many servants repeat their “yes” numerous times, especially the lazy ones.
    Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)