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The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation -… — David Lloyd George
As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him. — Ernest Renan
There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it:… — Etty Hillesum
It will be the duty of the Executive, with sufficient appropriations for the purpose, to prosecute unsparingly all who have been engaged in depriving citizens… — Rutherford B. Hayes
No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. — James K. Polk
When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers… — Sun Tzu
I believe that the community's duty to education is, therefore, its paramount moral duty. By law and punishment, by social agitation and discussion, society can… — John Dewey
The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and obeys… — Pliny the Elder
Seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine. — Tryon Edwards
The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. — Confucius
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God. — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
You perceive now, my friends, what your general or abstract duty is as teachers. Although you have to generate in your pupils a large stock… — William James
You are very fortunate to be assigned to duty at Fortress Monroe on Chesapeake Bay; it is just the season for soft shelled crabs, and… — Winfield Scott
Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back. — Charles Kingsley
Duty is the essence of manhood. — George S. Patton
It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand, and what those things are. Human understanding… — Soren Kierkegaard
Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer. — Francois Fenelon
Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. — Kate DiCamillo
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours. — Unknown Author
It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we… — Subhas Chandra Bose
As soldiers, you will always have to cherish and live up to the three ideals of faithfulness, duty and sacrifice. Soldiers who always remain faithful… — Subhas Chandra Bose
"Duty, Honor, Country" - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are… — Douglas MacArthur
The goal of the corps of NCOs, whose duty is the day-to-day business of running the Army so that the officer corps has time to… — William G. Bainbridge

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