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.

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

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

He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when read more

He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and
will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

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.

I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was read more

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

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

What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.

What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.

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.