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Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
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.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.
In common things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive
duty.
In common things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive
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.
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.
Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
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Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
And in the light of truth thy
Bondman let me live!
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.