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

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

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

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

Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
Duty is the path that all may tread.

Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
Duty is the path that all may tread.

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.