 In the Kingdom of God, service is not a stepping-stone to nobility: it is nobility, the only kind of nobility that is recognized.
- T. W. Manson Author: Assorted Authors |
| Do daily and hourly your duty; do it patiently and thoroughly. Do it as it presents itself; do it at the moment, and let it be its own reward. Never mind whether it is known and acknowledged or not, but do not fail to do it. Author: James H. Aughey |
| In the Church of Christ one little worker can mar the whole by failing to fulfill his office. There is a place for each. Find your place if you are not already in it, and obey the Saviour's command, "Go work in my vineyard" - the command of a king which you disobey at the peril of losing the reward of the faithful. Author: James H. Aughey |
| It is one of the worst of errors to suppose that there is any other path of safety except that of duty. Author: James H. Aughey |
| Jesus organized the church, which is His vineyard. He commands all to go into the vineyard and work. All who are united to Christ by faith, and are thus members of His mystical body, should be members of His visible church. Author: James H. Aughey |
| The church is made up of individuals. It can do nothing except as its members work, and work together. Author: James H. Aughey |
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| Duty does not consist in suffering everything, but in suffering everything for duty. Sometimes, indeed, it is our duty not to suffer. Author: Alexandre Vinet |
| Why seekest thou rest, since thou art born to labor? Author: Thomas a Kempis |
| If you cast away one cross, you will certainly find another, and perhaps a heavier. Author: Thomas a Kempis |
| He that well and rightly considereth his own works will find little cause to judge hardly of another. Author: Thomas a Kempis |
| Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be. Author: Thomas a Kempis |
| But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor. Author: Thomas a Kempis |
