• God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. 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.

    John Milton: God doth not need 
 Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best 
 Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. 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.
    "When I consider how my light is spent" l. 14 (1673)