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Do your duty today and repent tomorrow
Do your duty today and repent tomorrow
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and read more
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort
Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
Duty is the path that all may tread.
Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
Duty is the path that all may tread.
If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to
prevent it, it is read more
If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to
prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and to damn the
consequences.
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
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.
Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.
Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.
What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
