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.

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

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.

Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.

Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.

Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?

Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?

I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?

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.