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    It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

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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

by Plato Found in: Doctrine Quotes, Duty Quotes,
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In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our
duty.

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our
duty.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?

Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?

by Anna Katharine Green Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
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Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
And in the light of truth thy
Bondman let me live!

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Duty Quotes,
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My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

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

by William Shakespeare Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Where there are no rights, there are no duties.

Where there are no rights, there are no duties.

by Henri Benjamin Rebecque Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

by James Anthony Froude Found in: Duty Quotes,
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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.

by Unknown Found in: Duty Quotes,
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