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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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Simply duty hath no place for fear.

Simply duty hath no place for fear.

by John Greenleaf Whittier Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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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I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life

by Plato Found in: Doctrine Quotes, Duty Quotes,
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Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
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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!

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
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So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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What is possible is our highest duty.

What is possible is our highest duty.

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Take up the White Man's burden.

Take up the White Man's burden.

by Rudyard Kipling Found in: Duty Quotes,
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And rank for her meant duty, various,
Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.
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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.

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