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> [“Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfil obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-nuttall/do-not-confuse-duty-with-what-other-people-expect-of-you-they-are/)

[Christopher Nuttall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-nuttall/)

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> [Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/do-not-confuse-duty-with-what-other-people-expect-of-you-they-are-3/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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