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What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
 The things which must be, must be for the best,
 God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
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 The things which must be, must be for the best,
 God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
  And trust His mercy humbly for the rest. 
Take up the White Man's burden.
Take up the White Man's burden.
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes read more
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.
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.
Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You read more
Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.
 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. 
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
 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.