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 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. 
Do your duty today and repent tomorrow
Do your duty today and repent tomorrow
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, read more
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
 I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
 I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
  Was read more 
 I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
 I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
  Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? 
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, read more
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
 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. 
 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.