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

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.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, read more

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.

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

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

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound
to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. read more

Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound
to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. He will
derive his rule of action from the profound conviction of that
duty.

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

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.