Quotes About Duty

Sex as civic duty? I thought, somehow, this was very Dutch. Also, sort of adorable.

His life had not been wrecked. His heart, yes, his heart had been cauterised. But he had found a way to live, and continued with that life, which had brought him to here. And from here, he had a duty to see himself as he had once been. Strange how, when you are young, you owe no duty to the future; but when you are old, you owe a duty to the past. To the one thing you can't change.

Gentlemen, Admiral Lord Nelson wrote, of the officers aft on the quarterdeck and the seamen of the fo'c'sle: 'Aft the most honour—forward the better man!'" The

And I served as an officer in the army." "Very impressive. I've been told that war is boredom interspersed with violence and terror.

When she was rested. she'd find a way to escape. It was the duty of the captive, wasn't it?

It's the wife's duty, isn't it, to be submissive to her husband? Christina asked. It is, Lyon answered. His hands moved to the fastenings on her dress. Oh, yes, it definitely is. Then I shall be submissive, Lyon, Christina announced. When it suits me.

Vai levá-la consigo, milorde? Kincaid contemplou o velhote durante um longo momento antes de responder. - Sim, Beak. Levá-la-ei comigo. A escolha tinha sido feita.

You must learn that such a life is not only one of privilege, but also one of service and responsibility.

Neither pleasure nor pain should enter as motives when one must do what must be done.

Fallowing the custom, my great-grandfather was married young, at fourteen, to a woman six years his senior. It was considered one of the duties of a wife to help bring up her husband.

ViaÅ£a omului n-ar trebui s? fie scris? pe atatea petice de hartie risipite. ViaÅ£a e un jurnal legat, iar uneori înÅ£elegi o carte de la prima pagin?. Nu poÅ£i fi silit s?-Å£i faci datoria pentru o pagin? care n-are leg?tur? cu cele dinainte. Nu poÅ£i fi implicat ori de cîte ori cineva e gata s? moar? de foame

Sometimes responsibility sneaked up on you without your seeing it coming, and then, very suddenly, it wouldn't let you go anymore.

Pure practical reason, even with a good knowledge of the facts, will not take you to morality.

Then, as now, there would always be people who preferred the option of devoting their religious energies to sacred space over the more difficult duty of compassion.

My father sent him out to civilize the lost sons he'd neglected, but damn me if all I've seen him do is marry us off." "Oh dear, how dreadful!

I think—" Anakin kicked his heel against the polished marble floor. "I think I hate it when I can't stop my men from getting hurt. From dying. I think—

The tapestry of her life was a work of art created not with a needle but with duty, courage, and honor, sprinkled liberally with laughter and hope.

I shall remain vigilant and unyielding in my pursuit of the enemies of the Coalition. I will defend and maintain the Order of Life as it was proclaim by the Allfathers of the Coalition in the Octus Canon. I will forsake the life I had before so I may perform my duty as long as I am needed. Steadfast, I shall hold my place in the machine and acknowledge my place in the Coalition. I am a Gear.

Humans have too many rights and not enough responsibilities. -Aras

Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a.

I've never met a soldier who knew he was a hero. It's not false modesty. They simply decide to do something that they know they must do, usually for there comrades, because if they don't, those people will suffer in some way. For them, that compulsion is far stronger than any fear. The fact we find it exceptional is a sad indictment of the human race. I'd like to live in a world of heroes. If we did, there would be no wars.

My body's been here before a thousand times, and it gets on with the job without asking my brain if it has anything to say about opening fire.

of it, a man who did his fair share of killing

You're supposed to be my lawyer." "You're supposed to be a human being