<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Duty - Maxioms.com</title><description>Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms</description><link>http://maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64173]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63798]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/63798</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is possible is our highest duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13084]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is possible is our highest duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13085]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where there are no rights, there are no duties. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13086]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where there are no rights, there are no duties.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13087]]></link><description><![CDATA[Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13088]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13089]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13090]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13073]]></link><description><![CDATA[My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13073</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers, Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;  And, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13074]]></link><description><![CDATA[And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers, Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;  And, where I thought the remnant of mine age   Should have been cherished by her childlike duty,    I now am full resolved to take a wife     And turn her out to who will take her in.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13075]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path of duty was the way to glory. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13076]]></link><description><![CDATA[Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path of duty was the way to glory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simply duty hath no place for fear. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13077]]></link><description><![CDATA[Simply duty hath no place for fear.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The primal duties shine aloft, like stars; The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless  Are scattered at the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13078]]></link><description><![CDATA[The primal duties shine aloft, like stars; The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless  Are scattered at the feet of Man, like flowers.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice;  The confidence of reason give;   And in ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13079]]></link><description><![CDATA[Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice;  The confidence of reason give;   And in the light of truth thy    Bondman let me live!]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stern Daughter of the Voice of God. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13080]]></link><description><![CDATA[Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13081]]></link><description><![CDATA[Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duty cannot exist without faith. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13082]]></link><description><![CDATA[Duty cannot exist without faith.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13083]]></link><description><![CDATA[Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thet tells the story! Thet's wut we shall git By tryin' squirtguns on the burnin' Pit;  For the day ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13060]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thet tells the story! Thet's wut we shall git By tryin' squirtguns on the burnin' Pit;  For the day never comes when it'll du   To kick off dooty like a worn-out shoe.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The things which must be, must be for the best, God helps us do our duty and not shrink,  ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13061]]></link><description><![CDATA[The things which must be, must be for the best, God helps us do our duty and not shrink,  And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty;  Follow the straight line, thou shalt see ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13062]]></link><description><![CDATA[Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty;  Follow the straight line, thou shalt see   The curved line ever follow thee.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. He ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13063]]></link><description><![CDATA[Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. He will derive his rule of action from the profound conviction of that duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13064]]></link><description><![CDATA[What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13065]]></link><description><![CDATA[If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and to damn the consequences.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Left that command Sole daughter of his voice. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13066]]></link><description><![CDATA[Left that command Sole daughter of his voice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb; Duty is the path that all may tread. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13067]]></link><description><![CDATA[Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb; Duty is the path that all may tread.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13067</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England expects that every man will do his duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13068]]></link><description><![CDATA[England expects that every man will do his duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13069]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy sum of duty let two words contain, (O may they graven in thy heart remain!)  Be humble and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13070]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thy sum of duty let two words contain, (O may they graven in thy heart remain!)  Be humble and be just.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I read the moral--A brave endeavour To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,  Is better than life with ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13071]]></link><description><![CDATA[And I read the moral--A brave endeavour To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,  Is better than life with love forever,   And love is the sweetest thing on earth.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13071</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13072]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need; For 'tis impossible you should proceed. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13049]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need; For 'tis impossible you should proceed.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And rank for her meant duty, various, Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.  Command was service; humblest service ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13050]]></link><description><![CDATA[And rank for her meant duty, various, Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.  Command was service; humblest service done   By willing and discerning souls was glory.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13051]]></link><description><![CDATA[The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man.  When Duty whispers low, Thou must, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13052]]></link><description><![CDATA[So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man.  When Duty whispers low, Thou must,   The youth replies, I can.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough: I've done my duty, and I've done no more. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13053]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough: I've done my duty, and I've done no more.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In common things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13054]]></link><description><![CDATA[In common things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what is your duty? What the day demands. [Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13055]]></link><description><![CDATA[But what is your duty? What the day demands. [Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hath the spirit of all beauty Kissed you in the path of duty? ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13056]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hath the spirit of all beauty Kissed you in the path of duty?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Then on! then on! where duty leads, My course be onward still. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13057]]></link><description><![CDATA[Then on! then on! where duty leads, My course be onward still.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty:--  Was thy dream ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13058]]></link><description><![CDATA[I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty:--  Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take up the White Man's burden. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13059]]></link><description><![CDATA[Take up the White Man's burden.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13037]]></link><description><![CDATA[Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13038]]></link><description><![CDATA[True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13038</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do your duty today and repent tomorrow ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13039]]></link><description><![CDATA[Do your duty today and repent tomorrow]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13040]]></link><description><![CDATA[Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13041]]></link><description><![CDATA[We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13042]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13042</guid></item></channel></rss>