--- title: "10 Soldier Duty Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Soldier Duty quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Soldier Duty sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/ulysses-s-grant-1793_civil-war_but-for-a-soldier-his-duty-is-plain-he-i_91232.jpg" --- > [...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulysses-s-grant/but-for-a-soldier-his-duty-is-plain-he-is-to-obey-the-orders-of-all/) [Ulysses S. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulysses-s-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/ulysses-s-grant-1793_civil-war_but-for-a-soldier-his-duty-is-plain-he-i_91232.jpg) > [Part of a soldier's duty is to fill gaps...one must be willing to be nothing, as something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-carmichael/part-of-a-soldier-s-duty-is-to-fill-gaps-one-must-be-willing-to-be/) [Amy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-carmichael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/amy-carmichael-3237_duty_part-of-a-soldier-s-duty-is-to-fill-gaps_742354.png) > [A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-kesselring/a-soldier-s-first-duty-is-to-obey-otherwise-you-might-as-well-do-away/) [Albert Kesselring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-kesselring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/albert-kesselring-58241_duty_a-soldier-s-first-duty-is-to-obey-otherw_1454565.png) > [Damn it all, it's the first duty of a soldier - it's the first duty of all Englishmen - to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ford-madox-ford/damn-it-all-it-s-the-first-duty-of-a-soldier-it-s-the-first-duty-of/) [Ford Madox Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ford-madox-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/ford-madox-ford-3409_able_damn-it-all-it-s-the-first-duty-of-a-sol_239863.png) > [“A soldier had his duty to perform and he did it. It might mean hunger and thirst and exhaustion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-m-curtis/a-soldier-had-his-duty-to-perform-and-he-did-it-it-might-mean-hunger/) [C.M. Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-m-curtis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/c-m-curtis-63617_peace_a-soldier-had-his-duty-to-perform-and-he_2465327.jpg) > [As a singer and actor, I wanted to confidently enlist as an active-duty soldier, and do everything I could in my duty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seo-in-guk/as-a-singer-and-actor-i-wanted-to-confidently-enlist-as-an-active/) [Seo In-guk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seo-in-guk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/seo-in-guk-22169_actor_as-a-singer-and-actor-i-wanted-to-confid_1670260.jpg) > [“What is the death of a soldier even off duty of an occupying army walking in an occupied territory against the death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-grant/what-is-the-death-of-a-soldier-even-off-duty-of-an-occupying-army/) [Linda Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/linda-grant-20628_death_what-is-the-death-of-a-soldier-even-off_1785001.jpg) > [Sometimes we might feel that a soldier's duty is to protect us and he doesn't have any emotions, but he has. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahesh-manjrekar/sometimes-we-might-feel-that-a-soldier-s-duty-is-to-protect-us-and-he/) [Mahesh Manjrekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahesh-manjrekar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e86/mahesh-manjrekar-6043_duty_sometimes-we-might-feel-that-a-soldier-s_2922629.jpg) > [“A soldier’s duty…” Taylor intoned the last word in a voice of granite, “is to do an honest day’s work in dishonest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-peters/a-soldier-s-duty-taylor-intoned-the-last-word-in-a-voice-of-granite/) [Ralph peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/ralph-peters-19697_duty_a-soldier-s-duty-taylor-intoned-the-last_992667.jpg) > [“Glory and patriotism had been exchanged for mud and blood, and once they annulled each other all that was left was duty.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-m-curtis/glory-and-patriotism-had-been-exchanged-for-mud-and-blood-and-once/) [C.M. Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-m-curtis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/c-m-curtis-63617_war_glory-and-patriotism-had-been-exchanged_74665.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/soldier-duty/#itemlist", "name": "Soldier Duty Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ulysses S. 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It means… believing in your heart that some things are more important than your personal devils… or even your personal beliefs. 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