He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when read more

He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.

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.

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

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

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, read more

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

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.

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.

Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.

Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.