Duty Quotes

That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old. Philip Pullman
Anxiety Old Young Duty Scorn Behalf Anxious
Christ's Church is, above all, the spiritual temple where every Christian knows he has his place: he knows he has it, and he is aware of his duty to keep it with honor, dignity, and grace. Pope John XXIII
Spiritual Dignity Grace Christ Honor Church Duty Christian Every Temple Above He Knows His Where Place Keep Aware
No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. Saint Augustine
Duty Nothing More Simply Him Does Due His Eulogy Who
Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in. Theodore Parker
Time You Will Sacrifice Duty Others Laugh Eternity Desire Rejoice
The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government and of Parliament to make sure we do just that. Theresa May
Government Country Duty Parliament Voted Make Sure Leave Just Union European European Union
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be. Thomas a Kempis
You Yourself Duty Obliged Remembering Your Who Activate Position
The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the rights of the weak that the duty of the strong is comprised. Victor Hugo
Rights People Strong Big Duty Weak Must Sacred Big Ones Little Little People
Consult duty not events. Walter Savage Landor
Events Duty Consult
Let everyone regulate his conduct... by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him. William Wilberforce
Path Will Before Duty Others Everyone Rule Circumstances Would Similar Clear Him Doing His Conduct The Golden Rule Golden Golden Rule Them Us Regulate
I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its very foundation and constitution, and it has a duty to serve humanity. America has a duty to follow its conscience to reject repression. It must reject oppression. It must reject humiliation. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Constitution Humanity Oppression World Humiliation Country Duty Believe Enshrined Must Follow Powerful Most Most Powerful Principle Principles Very America Repression Stands Foundation Serve Conscience Reject
The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here. Antonio Villaraigosa
Great Democracy You Honor Duty Our System About Come Great Thing Call Got Privilege Jury Jury Duty Thing Here
There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society. Ben Carson
People Young Duty Society Our Ways Out Potential Encouraged Getting Being Information Young People Much Right
THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government. Charles Inglis
Government Whatever Duty Our Honour Ourselves Security Implies Concerns His Fame Sovereign Interest Should
Impeachment must not be a raw exercise of political power in which the House impeaches whoever it wishes for any reason it deems sufficient. Indeed, it is the solemn duty of all of the members of the House in any impeachment case to exercise their judgment faithfully within the confines established by our Constitution. Charles T. Canady
Constitution Impeachment Political Political Power Power Judgment Duty Our Indeed Solemn Members Must Case Raw Wishes House Exercise Within Faithfully Any Established Confines Which Reason Whoever Sufficient
The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast. Clarence Budington Kelland
Brilliant Will Duty Dull Contrast Succeeding Speakers Appear
We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail. Dave Barry
Patriotism Strong Try Duty Citizens Feel Because Go Jail Patriotic IRS Fully Cooperate
I love to follow truth; nay, I have made it my duty to persuade others to act on truth and abjure falsehood for the sake of their own good. So, the eradication of iniquities is the object of my life. Dayananda Saraswati
Life Love Truth Good Made My Life Own Duty Others Follow Object Sake Falsehood Persuade Act Nay
The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else. Edith Wharton
Duty Else Worst Doing Anything Anything Else Apparently
Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had done their duty. Ernst Toller
Country Own Duty France Had Frenchmen His Germans Germany Done Each Defended
The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty. Fidel Castro
Respect People Men Duty Believe Fulfill Who
The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain. Fiona Shaw
Democracy Rights Word Duty Gone Only Remain Meaning
The door might not be opened to a woman again for a long, long time, and I had a kind of duty to other women to walk in and sit down on the chair that was offered, and so establish the right of others long hence and far distant in geography to sit in the high seats. Frances Perkins
Time Woman Women Walk Long Long Time Sit Duty Down Other Others Distant Kind High Had Opened Geography Offered Establish Door Again Might Far Chair Hence Seats Right
Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck. Guy de Maupassant
War Government Duty Every Ship Shipwreck Much Avoid Captain
England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson
Man Will Duty Every His Expects England Every Man
Sometimes you have to go places with characters and emotions within yourself you don't want to do, but you have a duty to the story and as a storyteller to do it. Hugh Jackman
You Yourself Emotions Sometimes Duty Characters Within Go Want Story Places Storyteller
I took every chance I could to meet with U.S. soldiers. I talked with them and read the books they gave me about the war. I decided I needed to return to my country and join with them - active duty soldiers and Vietnam Veterans in particular - to try and end the war. Jane Fonda
War Me Try Veterans Country Duty Active Every Gave Took Meet Books Soldiers About Join Could Particular Return Talked Read End Decided Them Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Every Chance Chance Needed
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