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What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
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!
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Where there are no rights, there are no duties.
Where there are no rights, there are no duties.
Take up the White Man's burden.
Take up the White Man's burden.
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.
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.
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.
True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the read more
True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient
