Plato Quotes

Never, ever forget that you are a servant.

I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.

You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.

Thou shalt never wash my feet.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

Learn to obey before you command.

Good servants frequently make good masters.

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

I joined the army as a private. I was offered a rank at that time, but I refused. I preferred to remain a private. First of all, I wasn't taken by ranks, and before I knew it, they put me in the most sensitive positions anyway.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

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

I am only the Security Council's servant, though not always its humble one.

There is no king where there is no law.

The priest accustoms the child to the idea of law, to make it obey better what he calls the "divine law," and the lawyer prates of divine law, that the civil law may be the better obeyed.

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

Always think of yourself as everyone's servant.

Those who can, must obey.

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obeys them.

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return

We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

I am very good at being told off and rather enjoy it.

The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants