Quotes about Master-Servant Relationship

Paul Begala

I always remember I'm the monkey and he's the organ-grinder.

Robert Gottlieb

Without a Prospero-Caliban relationship to balance the Prospero-Ariel one, 'The Tempest' loses much of its resonance.

Franz Grillparzer

Servants honor their master by their service.

Nat Turner

Since the commencement of 1830, I had been living with Mr. Joseph Travis, who was to me a kind master and placed the greatest confidence in me; in fact, I had no cause to complain of his treatment of me.

George Herbert

A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

Samuel Phillips

For you must both of you bear in mind that you remain still, as really and truly as ever, your master's property, and therefore it will be justly expected, both by God and man, that you behave and conduct yourselves as obedient and faithful servants.

Note that even in the marriage ceremony where the couple pledges fealty to each other, the intrusion of this pledge of loyalty and obedience to the Master.

Lobengula

You have said that it is me killing you; now here are your masters coming … you will have to pull and shove wagons, but under me you never had to do this kind of thing. Now you be joyful because here are your future rulers.

The Ndebele were a warrior caste that had captured the land of the Shona and enslaved them. When the whites came there was antipathy to the Ndebele and great fear that they would have to farm and do manual labor, things which they had always required their slaves to do. At the same time the king was a vicious despot who killed many of his subjects at his whim and who was resented even by the Ndebele. The king took poison rather than be captured by the whites. Ironically, the king anticipated the great dissatisfaction of the Ndebele when they could no longer own slaves and had to do their own manual labor.

Terry Pratchett

Sooner or later we're all someone's dog.

William Lilly

After my mistress was dead, I lived most comfortably, my master having a great affection for me.

Thomas More

The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Robinson had a servant even better than Friday: His name was Crusoe.

Joachim du Bellay

In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day.

Afghanistan Proverb

It is better to be the slave of a master than to be a slave of a slave.

Master-Servant Relationship Quotes