Famous quotes containing the words union, civil and/or service:
“The monk in hiding himself from the world becomes not less than himself, not less of a person, but more of a person, more truly and perfectly himself: for his personality and individuality are perfected in their true order, the spiritual, interior order, of union with God, the principle of all perfection.”
—Thomas Merton (19151968)
“We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over and actually read a volume of four or five hundred pages.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Television could perform a great service in mass education, but theres no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.”
—Tallulah Bankhead (19031968)
Related Phrases
Related Words