They also serve who only stand and wait

Cultural  

1. The last line of the poem “On His Blindness,” by John Milton. The poet reflects that he has a place in God's world despite his disability.

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Example Sentences

As John Milton, that other blind survivor, once noted: Though "Thousands at his bidding speed / And post o'er Land and Ocean without rest: / They also serve who only stand and wait."

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2016

They also serve who only stand and wait, said Aunt Lydia.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The world is full of workers for the right; "They also serve who only stand and wait."

From Idle Hour Stories by Potts, Eugenia Dunlap

His state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.

And the poet has said: "They also serve who only stand and wait."

From Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy