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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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Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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And rank for her meant duty, various,
Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.
Command was service; read more

And rank for her meant duty, various,
Yet equal in its worth, done worthily.
Command was service; humblest service done
By willing and discerning souls was glory.

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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.

by James Anthony Froude Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

by Andrew Carnegie Found in: Duty Quotes,
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And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
Is better than read more

And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
Is better than life with love forever,
And love is the sweetest thing on earth.

by James Jeffrey Roche Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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

by George Orwell Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

by Lewis Morris Found in: Duty Quotes,
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The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

by George Eliot Found in: Duty Quotes,
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It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children

by African Proverb Found in: Duty Quotes,
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