It isn't a good servant because it doesn't listen to commands and it isn't a good master because it doesn't order
The opposite of master is slave.
A servant with two masters is commonly referred to as being in a "dual allegiance" or having a "conflict of interest." This situation can create challenges as the servant may have conflicting duties or priorities to fulfill for each master.
Eumaeus is considered a good servant in the Odyssey. He is loyal to Odysseus, caring for his home and son Telemachus during his absence. Despite being mistreated by the suitors, Eumaeus remains steadfast in his loyalty and devotion to his master.
For me this proverb means that you must be careful to use fire wisely and under control so that it will not hurt you . Eg sentence : 'Don't play with the candle flames, children since the fire is a good servant but a bad master' SMKAS Johore , Malaysia :)
This sentence means that fire can be useful and helpful when controlled and used properly, but it can be destructive and dangerous if it gets out of control or is mismanaged. It serves as a cautionary reminder to use fire responsibly.
Your question is an altered version of something that has been said about fire, that it is a good servant but a bad master. Science is certainly a good servant, and a good teacher as well. We have learned a lot from science.
stress is a good servant since it enables one think more about a solution and also a bad master since it leads to poor health where one suffers due to much thinking.
stress is a good servant since it enables one think more about a solution and also a bad master since it leads to poor health where one suffers due to much thinking.
Science is a Good Servant but Bad Master
Money is a good servant because it can get you almost anything you want, but a dangerous master, because money might become the most important thing in your life, and that you would do anything for it.
The parable of the unforgiving servant is about a servant who owed a large debt to his master. The master forgave the servant's debt, but the servant then refused to forgive a smaller debt owed to him by another servant. The master was angry and punished the unforgiving servant for his lack of forgiveness. This parable teaches that forgiveness is important and that we should forgive others as we have been forgiven.
The opposite of master is slave.
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Fire is a good servant but a bad master is a phrase that best describes fire. When it is controlled it will serve the purpose very well but when it is out of control it can cause serious destruction.
If this phrase, "Fire is a good servant but a bad master", is meant metaphorically and not literally, then consider substituting "drugs" for fire, and write an essay on the many wonderful uses of drugs in the cure and prevention of diseases (penicillin, antibiotics, vaccines) and the horrible devastation that results when drugs become the master (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines).
The passage you seek may be found in Matthew:21"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'