They also serve who only stand and wait
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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 Howe, Julia Ward
"They also serve who only stand and wait," and I repeated the line softly, and a sort of inspiration came over me.
From Esther : a book for girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
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
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