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    We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men

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Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be read more

Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be humble and be just.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

by Bishop Reginald Heber Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.

Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

by John D. Rockefeller Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou read more

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.

by William Maccall Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound
to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. read more

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.

by Giuseppe Mazzini Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.

Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and read more

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

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