#vice

Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#like #madame #people #public #public service

I had an uncle who was a postal official at the Polish post office in Gdansk. He was one of the defenders of the Polish postal service and, after it capitulated, was shot by the Germans under the provisions of martial law. Suddenly he was no longer a member of the family, and we were no longer allowed to play with his children. ↗

— Gunter Grass

#allowed #children #defenders #family #germans

It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#eye #faithful #men #our #service

Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation. ↗

— Rick Warren

#call #country #first #military #military service

I don't give advice. 90% of the time nobody takes it anyway. I will give encouragement and if asked a question as to how, or why I did certain things and if I think this will help whomever is asking the question I will do this. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#anyway #asked #asking #certain #certain things

I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#am #another #being #earth #fulfilling

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it. ↗

— George Washington

#cursing #despises #detests #every #foolish

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. ↗

— George Washington

#citizen #defense #down #enjoys #even

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another. ↗

— George Washington

#army #discipline #gives #hurtful #more

My advice to kids is give it your all! Give it 110 percent and don't give up! ↗

— Vanessa Hudgens

#give #kids #percent #up #your