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    He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
    will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.

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The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;
The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless
Are scattered read more

The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;
The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless
Are scattered at the feet of Man, like flowers.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to
prevent it, it is read more

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.

by Lord Milner Found in: Duty Quotes,
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And rank for her meant duty, various,
Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.
Command was service; read more

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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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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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.

by Lewis Morris Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

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There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes read more

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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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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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