They also serve who only stand and wait

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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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They also serve who only stand and wait

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

They also serve, who only stand and wait in the shadow.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe

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

From Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy

Naturally there occurred to my mind that famous and comfortable line, which I suppose has helped so many people under like circumstances, "They also serve who only stand and wait."

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Leonard Huxley