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You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty approaches sublimity. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Curiosity creeps into the houses of the unfortunate and the needy under the name of duty or of pity. — Friedrich Nietzsche
He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause. — Henry Ward Beecher
Let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain light, and prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this precept well to… — Thomas Carlyle
New occasions teach new duties. — James Russell Lowell
He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so. — Walter Lippmann
He gives only the worthless gold who gives from a sense of duty. — James Russell Lowell
When habit has strengthened our sense of duties, they leave us no time for other things; but when young we neglect them and this gives… — Thomas Jefferson
Me this uncharted freedom tires; I feel the weight of chance desires, My hopes no more must change their name, I long for a repose… — William Wordsworth
There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty. — Winston Churchill
Ants are good citizens; they place group interest first. But they carry it so far, they have few or no political rights. An ant doesn't… — Clarence Day
There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but… — Michel de Montaigne
God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple. — Jean-Claude Van Damme
Our legislators are not sufficiently apprized of the rightful limits of their power; that their true office is to declare and enforce only our natural… — Thomas Jefferson
So long as I am acting from duty and conviction, I am indifferent to taunts and jeers. I think they will probably do me more… — Winston Churchill
Man, no doubt, owes many other moral duties to his fellow men; such as to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, care… — Lysander Spooner
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to… — George Washington
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the… — Noah Webster
It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces… — Albert Einstein
Consider Social Security. The young have always contributed to the support of the old. Earlier, the young helped their own parents out of a sense… — Milton Friedman
I shall not do more than I can, and I shall do all I can to save the government, which is my sworn duty as… — Abraham Lincoln
Your first duty to God, to yourself, and to the world is to make yourself as great a personality, in every way, as you possibly… — Wallace D. Wattles
...as our friend Zach has often noted, in our days those who do the best for astronomy are not the salaried university professors, but so-called… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
The dignity of the human person is a transcendent value, always recognized as such by those who sincerely search for the truth. Indeed, the whole… — Pope John Paul II

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