Duty Quote by CONFUCIANISM

The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.

— George Washington

Man's duty is to improve himself; to cultivate his mind; and, when he finds himself going astray, to bring the moral law to bear…

— Immanuel Kant

The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man is sent into the world to perform his duty even at the cost of his life.

— Mahatma Gandhi

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man realistically accepts failures as a…

— Wilferd Peterson

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely…

— John Stuart Mill

The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives…

— Bill Vaughan

What nature does blindly, slowly and ruthlessly, man may do providently, quickly, and kindly. As it lies within his power, so it becomes his…

— Francis Galton

Man is wise ... when he recognizes no greater enemy than himself.

— Marguerite de Navarre

Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.

— Solomon Ibn Gabirol

“Duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.”

— Oscar Wilde

He who defines duty for himself is his own master.

— Dick Cheatham