Quotes about Duty

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As a gentleman- assuming you still have some pretensions in that direction- of honor- again, perhaps presumptuous, but s — Connie Brockway, So Enchanting
We do not owe any soul, except that which played the most vital role in our lives. — Michael Bassey Johnson
We should tell ourselves, once and for all, that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independ — Maurice Maeterlinck, Wisdom And Destiny
What if you had seen haven open as Stephen did, and all the saints there triumphing in glory, and enjoying the end of th — Richard Baxter, The Saints' Everlasting Rest
Surely you can entrust your task to your friends." "No," said Taran, after a long pause, "I have taken it on myself thro — Lloyd Alexander, The Book of Three
A mother is an irreplaceable gift that God has given every mankind. Your (a child's) duty is to honour, adore, respect a — Wisdom Kwashie Mensah
Work done is of more consequence for the future than the foresight of an angel. — George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III
She was like a queen who beholds the virgin soil of her kingdom invaded and wasted by a traitor.Any other thing she woul — Ouida
However strange it may well seem, to do one's duty will make any one conceited who only does it sometimes. Those who do — George MacDonald
He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life — Henry James, Roderick Hudson
Praise be to Allah, who revealed the Book, controls the clouds, defeats factionalism, and says in His Book: 'But when th — Osama bin Laden
Without my voice and spirit I am dust. This is not what I want, but what I must. — Mike Bartlett, King Charles III
A woman keeps to home and family, and tends to matters inside the home. A man keeps to war games and tends to matters ou — Susan Fraser King, Lady Macbeth
One of the first and foremost duties of the teacher is not to give his students the impression that mathematical problem — George Pólya, How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
Love grows and wanes, but honor, duty, and commitment, those things are constant and stable. They define who you are. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Eena, The Return of a Queen
The will is conceived as a faculty of determining oneself to action in accordance with the conception of certain laws. A — Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
Whoever fails in the consideration generally due to the interests and feelings of others, not being compelled by some mo — John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
Trees are the earth's example of beauty, duty, wisdom and happiness. — Debasish Mridha
Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses — Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Shorinjiryu Ryujin Kenpo
Sir Arthur grimaced. He hated violence - perhaps his father ingrained that into him. But he still fought, for principle — Justus A. Platt, His Father's Command