Quotes about Hierarchy
God does not reveal Himself; he only reveals His way. Judaism does not speak of God's self-revelation, but of the revelation of His teaching for man. The Bible reflects God's revelation of His relation to history, rather than of a revelation of His very Self. Even His will or His wisdom is not completely expressed through the prophets. Prophecy is superior to human wisdom, and God's love is superior to prophecy. This spiritual hierarchy is explicitly stated by the Rabbis.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all.
— Alain de Botton
It is relatively easy to serve those above us — even the world expects this — but Jesus served downward.
— Jerry Bridges
To give organisations precedence over persons is to subordinate ends to means.
— Aldous Huxley
The people who hold that our culture is an oppressive patriarchy, they don't want to admit that the current hierarchy might be predicated on competence.
— Jordan Peterson
Well how you spect to make her mind? Wives is like children. You have to let 'em know who got the upper hand. Nothing can do better than a good sound beating. (Walker 2000: 34)
— Alice Walker
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
— Anonymous
Monkey in the tree,Lion on the ground.Monkey kept on signifyingBut he didn't come down.
— Anonymous
Accuse not a servant unto his master.
— Anonymous
The sport of choice for the urban poor is basketball. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is bowling. The sport of choice for front-line workers is football. The sport of choice for supervisors is baseball. The sport of choice for middle management is tennis. The sport of choice for corporate officers is golf. Conclusion: The higher you are in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become.
— Anonymous
The poor man yields to the rich, the plebeian to the noble, the servant to the master, the unlearned to the learned, and yet every one inwardly cherishes some idea of his own superiority.
— John Calvin
The poor man yields to the rich, the plebeian to the noble, the servant to the master, the unlearned to the learned, and yet every one inwardly cherishes some idea of his own superiority.
— John Calvin