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Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou read more
Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou shalt see
The curved line ever follow thee.
Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.
Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Duty cannot exist without faith.
Duty cannot exist without faith.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and read more
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort
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