Quotes about Service
This is the shade of meaning: the door of a physician should never be closed; the door of a priest should always be open.
— Victor Hugo
The first proof of charity in a priest, especially a bishop, is poverty.
— Victor Hugo
This is the shade of difference: the door of the physician should never be shut, the door of the priest should always be open.
— Victor Hugo
I'm not in the world to guard my own life, but to guard souls
— Victor Hugo
The poor priest went to his poor mountaineers with empty hands, and he returns from them with his hands full. I set out bearing only my faith in God; I have brought back the treasure of a cathedral.
— Victor Hugo
True, I tore the drapery from the altar; but it was to dress the wounds of the country.
— Victor Hugo
A good mayor is a useful person. How can you hold back when you have the chance to do good?
— Victor Hugo
This is the shade of difference: the door of physicianshould never be shut, the door of the priest should always be open.
— Victor Hugo
Monsieur Mayor," said the bishop, "that is just it. I am not in the world to care for my life, but for souls.
— Victor Hugo
Since we are [Christ's] body, we too are the bread that is broken for others. Our failures help heal other lives; our very tears help wipe away tears; our being hated helps those we love.
— Peter Kreeft
The knowledge that God has loved me beyond all limits will compel me to go into the world to love others in the same way.
— Oswald Chambers
[Jesus] said that they will know we are Christians - not by our bumper stickers and T-shirts - but by our love.
— Shane Claiborne