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> [“One's own duty, though devoid of merit, is preferable to the duty of another well performed. Even death in the performance of one's own duty brings blessedness; another's duty is fraught with fear. (Chapter III, Shloka- 35)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gita-press/one-s-own-duty-though-devoid-of-merit-is-preferable-to-the-duty-of/)

[Gita Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gita-press/)

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> [“Better one’s own duty, bereft of merit, than another’s well-performed; better is death in the discharge of one’s duty; another’s duty is fraught with danger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/better-one-s-own-duty-bereft-of-merit-than-another-s-well-performed/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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