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.
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Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.
Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.
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.
A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
But what is your duty? What the day demands.
[Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]
But what is your duty? What the day demands.
[Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing
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.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
