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 In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our 
duty.  
 In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our 
duty. 
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
Do your duty today and repent tomorrow
Do your duty today and repent tomorrow
 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. 
 I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
 I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
  Was read more 
 I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
 I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
  Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? 
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
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
 Left that command
 Sole daughter of his voice.  
 Left that command
 Sole daughter of his voice. 
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.