Duty Quote by John Quincy Adams

The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.

— Joseph Addison

The soul of man createth its own destiny of power; and as the trial is intenser here, his being hath a nobler strength in…

— Nathaniel Parker Willis

Submission to duty and God gives the highest energy. He, who has done the greatest work on earth, said that He came down from…

— James Freeman Clarke

The power of the Will in a man, is favoured by the Heavens. The man who sets his Heart and Word onto something, and…

— Anonymous

Everyone must feel that he is the supreme arbiter of his own [destiny], that no power on earth shall rise over him, that he…

— Josiah Warren

As human beings we are made to surpass ourselves and are truly ourselves only when transcending ourselves.

— Huston Smith

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

— Elie Wiesel

Upon this law, depend the natural rights of mankind, the supreme being gave existence to man, together with the means of preserving and beatifying…

— Alexander Hamilton

Clearly, what God wants above all is our will which we received as a free gift from God in creation and possess as though…

— Anonymous

There is a transcendent power in example.

— Sophie Swetchine

When we obey the commandments of the Lord and serve His children unselfishly, the natural consequence is power from God—power to do more than…

— Richard G. Scott

For the uniqueness of man lies in his capacity for self-transcendence.

— Ruth Nanda Anshen