Famous quotes containing the words master, professional and/or application:
“In the long run, only woman remains true to mankinds foremost mission. Whatever she achieves, she achieves through herself, and alone. Mans master is thepublic.”
—Franz Grillparzer (17911872)
“I hate the whole race.... There is no believing a word they sayyour professional poets, I meanthere never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example.”
—Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Wellington (17691852)
“The application requisite to the duties of the office I hold [governor of Virginia] is so excessive, and the execution of them after all so imperfect, that I have determined to retire from it at the close of the present campaign.”
—Thomas Jefferson (17431826)