Jonathan Mayhew Quotes

I remain your servant and I will do as you ask of me.

As we depend upon our masters, for what we eat and drink and wear, and for all our comfortable things in this world, we cannot be happy, unless we please them.

I have no need of learned men. I want faithful subjects. Be such: that is your duty.

I must confess, that if left to act entirely upon my own judgment, I should not have recognized this provisional government …. But I claim no right to set up my own judgment against that of my government, believing strict obedience to the wishes of my government my first and sole duty.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor

I'm not going to kiss any rings from anybody.

I got a lot of respect for my OGs, so when they ask me to do something, I do it.

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.

I'll answer to none but the King himself.

Never, not once, have I disobeyed my Emperor’s wishes on all things.

To the law we bow with reverence. It is the one king that commands our allegiance.

I will do exactly as the Prime Minister asks me.

I always listen to my director and never argue with him.

I just try to do the things I'm asked to do.

Servants honor their master by their service.

Every duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience.

My duty is to obey orders.

Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.

Obedience is our universal duty and destiny; wherein whoso will not bend must break; too early and too thoroughly we cannot be trained to know that "would," in this world of ours, is a mere zero to "should," and for most part as the smallest of fractions even to "shall.

Will it please you to answer me this and to give me a rule for then I will willingly submit to any truth.

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.