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If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers,
Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;
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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.
Simply duty hath no place for fear.
Simply duty hath no place for fear.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, read more
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.
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, read more
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.
True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the read more
True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient
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.
My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound
to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. read more
Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound
to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. He will
derive his rule of action from the profound conviction of that
duty.
