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

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

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

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.

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.

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

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

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.