Civil Service Affairs

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

“The Count is neither sad, nor sick, nor merry, nor well; but civil count, civil as an orange, and something of that jealous complexion.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The gods’ service is tolerable, man’s intolerable.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

“Blunders are an inescapable feature of war, because choice in military affairs lies generally between the bad and the worse.”
—Allan Massie (b. 1938)