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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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England expects that every man will do his duty.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

by Lord Horatio Nelson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

by Mark Twain Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Thet tells the story! Thet's wut we shall git
By tryin' squirtguns on the burnin' Pit;
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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.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Duty Quotes,
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?

by Ellen Sturgis Hooper Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

by Mahatma Ghandi Found in: Duty Quotes,
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And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
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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.

by James Jeffrey Roche Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

by John Dryden Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so read more

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.

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Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.

Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.

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