Quotes About Duty

To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.

There is in all animals a sense of duty that man condescends to call instinct.

I should NOT be trading on the blood of my men.

Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

A man's love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit.

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.

In order to be true to one's conscience and true to God, a righteous man has no alternative but to refuse to cooperate with an evil system.

England expects every man to do his duty

There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley

The pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.

We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.

It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.

I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any district without setting foot on its highest peak.

The great man is to be the servant of mankind, not they of him.

The world owes nothing to any man, but every man owes something to the world.

What infinite heart's-ease Must kings neglect that private men enjoy! And what have kings that privates have not too, Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.

A man's duty? To be ready -- with rifle or rood -- to defend his home when the showdown comes.

A brave man hazards life, but not his conscience.

By twice born men a widow must not be appointed to ,cohabit with any other ,than her husband , for they who appoint ,her to another ,man , will violate the eternal law.

Our brave men and women are fighting around the world and they deserve relief.

I jumped out of perfectly good airplanes and it's a great thrill, and it allows me to share in the dangers that the great men - our great men and women in uniform share in on a regular basis.

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.