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If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
 And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers,
 Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;
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 And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers,
 Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;
  And, where I thought the remnant of mine age
   Should have been cherished by her childlike duty,
    I now am full resolved to take a wife
     And turn her out to who will take her in. 
Simply duty hath no place for fear.
Simply duty hath no place for fear.
 He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and 
will find the flaw when read more 
 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. 
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
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
 In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our 
duty.  
 In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our 
duty. 
 Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
 For 'tis impossible you should proceed.  
 Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
 For 'tis impossible you should proceed.