Quotes About Duty

There's nothing like a military man, even out of uniform.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.

The present is the only time in which any duty may be done or grace received.

There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust.

Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time.

Let me ask you, sir, when is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?

I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.

More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.

I am influenced at the present time by far higher considerations and by a nobler idea of duty than I ever was when I held the Evangelical belief.

But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

I have learned two important lessons from my association with the Marine Corps: always be on time and always be ready to do what is required when you get there.

The judge's duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts.

Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather.

Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.

We are sensible of the duty and expediency of submitting our opinions to the will of the majority, and can wait with patience till they get right if they happen to be at any time wrong.

We cannot defer this responsibility to posterity. Time will not wait.

The centuries will burn rich loads With which we groaned, Whose warmth shall lull their dreaming lids, While songs are crooned: But they will not dream of us poor lads, Left in the ground.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.

Let each hour of the day have its allotted duty, and cultivate that power of concentration which grows with its exercise.

There may come a time in the career of every sociologist when it is his solemn duty to raise hell.

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and to say for ourselves what shall be true for the future.

God never imposes a duty without giving time to do it.

Of course, my views developed in the course of time. But I have always believed in what I did and never acted against my conscience.

I did what any American could and should do: serve his country in its time of need.