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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.

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Left that command
Sole daughter of his voice.

Left that command
Sole daughter of his voice.

by John Milton Found in: Duty Quotes,
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?

by Ellen Sturgis Hooper Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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

by Seneca Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so read more

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.

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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

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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.

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What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.

What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.

by Giuseppe Mazzini Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

by Bishop Reginald Heber Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Where there are no rights, there are no duties.

Where there are no rights, there are no duties.

by Henri Benjamin Rebecque Found in: Duty Quotes,
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