Quotes About Duty

The gods have said, and the Greeks also, that when a man wishes to evade his duties he can summon any illness to assist him

Never permit him to say to you, "I am needed by my country more than any other man, therefore, you must not dismiss me." You have corrupted him and he should be removed and avoided, and left to rediscover his soul in silence or—in exile.

Should there be a son or a nephew or a cousin in the family who is capable and courageous enough to do all the work, then the other members need not disturb themselves, or save their money, or labor. For it has been shown by the gods that it is their intention that The Strong One must carry the burden." OLD CHINESE SAYING

A real man said, "This is where I am, but I need not stay in the gutter. It is my duty to change what is evil or intolerable in my life. I was given the strength to choose my way, and I will choose it. To do less is to degrade myself by my own will.

Wicked men are born every generation, and it is the duty of a nation to render them impotent. When you discover a man who seeks power for himself, out of hatred or contempt for his fellows, destroy him

Piety without joy, faith without cheer, duty without pleasure, prayer without delight—these do not please the Lord God.

Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the world we get.

And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don't see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all, go to the devil, sir, and go about our business.

Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models.

I've been to Afghanistan and Iraq a few times, and then I've done deployments elsewhere - with Special Forces, we go all over the place.

When faith and hope fail, as they do sometimes, we must try charity, which is love in action. We must speculate no more on our duty, but simply do it. When we have done it, however blindly, perhaps Heaven will show us why.

In order to exercise the right to freedom of speech conferred by the Constitution, one should fulfill the social responsibility of a Chinese citizen.

After two good and interesting years I decided to put an end to my duty at FIFA, mainly to be able to spend more time with my family in Amsterdam.

Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency.

In should be the duty of every soldier to reflect on the experiences of the past, in the endeavor to discover improvements, in his particular sphere of action, which are practicable in the immediate future.

I feel that Babymetal, it's one of my duties to pass down to future generations just how amazing metal music is, and hopefully they can put their own spin on what metal music is to them.

I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

Spiritually speaking, every human being has a destiny and a duty to perform.

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

The language of politics is spoken in the first-person plural, and for Conservatives, the duty of the politician is to maintain that first-person plural in being.

I have been blessed with luck, talent and opportunities, now it is my duty to add the hardworking element.

In Christian marriage, love is not an option. It is a duty.

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.