Quotes About Duty

All the most reasonable teachings of human wisdom concerning justice are summed up in that famous adage: Do unto others that which you would that others should do unto you; Do not unto others that which you would not that others should do unto you. But this rule of moral practice is unscientific: what have I a right to wish that others should do or not do to me? It is of no use to tell me that my duty is equal to my right, unless I am told at the same time what my right is.

The day is short, the task is great, the master is insistent. It is not your duty to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it…

When I was twenty they told me to swear loyalty to the King, a person who acts in the capacity because his father and grandfather did the same before him. I took the oath because they forced my to, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. Then they sent me to kill people I didn't know who were dressed rather like I was. One day they said to me: "Look, there's one of your enemies, fire at him," and I fired, but missed. But he fired and wounded me. I don't know why they said it was a glorious wound.

Life is about responsibility.

Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.

Theseus] soon found himself involved in factions and troubles; those who long had hated him had now added to their hatred contempt; and the minds of the people were so generally corrupted, that, instead of obeying commands with silence, they expected to be flattered into their duty.

The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.

I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No matter how worthy the message of something, if it's dull, you're just not communicating. -Poul_Anderson

A man can do but little. Enough if that little be right.

Kalau ahli hukum tak merasa tersinggung karena pelanggaran hukum sebaiknya dia jadi tukang sapu jalanan.

Kemudian malam melanjutkan tugasnya: kosong dari segala perasaan

This post of President is a Constitutional post. It is the duty of everyone, all citizens to see that they respect the post... the institution of President.

We cannot understand [Fascism], but we can and must understand from where it springs, and we must be on our guard...because what happened can happen again...For this reason, it is everyone's duty to reflect on what happened.

When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue.

I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others.

Deontology is nothing else than deference and reverence for life.

The price of greatness is perform stately duties.

What it lies in our responsibility to do , it lies in our responsibility not to do.

There is no legal obligation to perform impossibilities.

no man should quit his post but at the command of his General; that is, of God himself.

It's every American's duty to support his government, but not necessarily in the style to which it has become accustomed.

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.