Civil Service Affairs

Famous quotes containing the words civil, service and/or affairs:

“Over thy wounds now do I prophesy
...
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men,
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“A scholar without going outside his door can know all the affairs of the world.”
—Chinese proverb.