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    It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

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Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
For 'tis impossible you should proceed.

Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
For 'tis impossible you should proceed.

by John Dryden Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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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I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life

by Plato Found in: Doctrine Quotes, Duty Quotes,
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Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou read more

Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou shalt see
The curved line ever follow thee.

by William Maccall 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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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.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Duty Quotes,
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What is possible is our highest duty.

What is possible is our highest duty.

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Simply duty hath no place for fear.

Simply duty hath no place for fear.

by John Greenleaf Whittier Found in: Duty Quotes,
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