Duties Quotes

506 Duties quotes by 376 unique authors

Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties. — Queen Rania of Jordan
For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call… — Muqtada al Sadr
In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. — Walter Scott
Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due. — Sydney Smith
Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed… — George Soros
Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy. — Laurence Sterne
I'm going to be a happy housewife. I'm going to be washing boxers and cooking and doing all those sorts of housewife duties. I just… — Johnny Weir
I'm a conservative because I believe we're here on this earth to do a little more than crawl through life, comfortable in the cradle of… — Allen West
It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its… — Alfred North Whitehead
Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; - that is, if men do not neglect the duties of… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver justice… — Geoff Mulgan
Do not be duped by little duties. Do not be a chore man all your days. — Henry Miller
Literature was not promulgated by a pale and emasculated critical priesthood singing their litanies in empty churches - nor is it a game for the… — John Steinbeck
Why had such a promising world been crucified on the tree of obligation, thorned by duties, hanged by hypocrisy, smothered by customs? — Richard Bach
That was one of the most fundamental and sacred duties good friends and families performed for one another! They tended the flame of memory, so… — Dean Koontz
The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God… — Robert Louis Stevenson
I discovered later, and I'm still discovering right up to this moment, that is it only by living completely in this world that one learns… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Some mothers in today's world feel "cumbered" by home duties and are thus attracted by other more "romantic" challenges. Such women could make the same… — Neal A. Maxwell
If you try to avoid or remove the awkward quality, it will pursue you. The only effective way to still its unease is to transfigure… — John O'Donohue
It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome; besides,… — Laura Ingalls Wilder
You must therefore zealously guard in his mind the curious assumption 'My time is my own'. Let him have the feeling that he starts each… — C.S. Lewis
Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can't see it. So quietly submit to be painted---i.e., keep fulfilling all the… — C.S. Lewis
Under cover of her silence he pressed her arm closely to his side; and, as they stood at the hotel door, he felt that they… — James Joyce
There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties — John Muir

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