Quotes About Duty

Nor are we only kings and the freest of all men, but also priests for ever, a dignity far higher than kingship, because by that priesthood we are worthy to appear before God, to pray for others, and to teach one another mutually the things which are of God. For these are the duties of priests, and they cannot possibly be permitted to any unbeliever.

The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do Edmund Burke (1729–97)

Most Roman rulers spent longer at their desks than at the dinner table. They were expected to work at the job, to be seen to exercise practical power

A verdade pura e dura é que as amazonas eram um mito grego masculino. (..) A ideia subjacente era que o dever dos homens consistia em salvar a civilização do domínio das mulheres.

Mothers always knew what was best for their children, and it was a mother's duty to steer the child back onto the right track, especially if said child had gone astray—

The first duty of love is to listen.

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

I consider it a public duty to answer falsifications with facts. I will not pretend that I find this an unpleasant duty. I am an old campaigner, and I love a good fight.

Love is a kind of military service

Only when it is a duty to love, only then is love eternally and happily secured against despair.

There is no permanent love but that which has duty for its eldest brother; so that if one sleeps the other watches, and honor is safe

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty

Love is a better teacher than duty.

To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship.

Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.

Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty

Marriages may be made in heaven, but man is responsible for the maintenance work

It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner.

Freedom is not free, everyday soldiers give their lives so that we can live ours.