Quotes About Duty

Since there is no work left in heaven, the purpose of being here on Earth is to work.

The citizen must enter into a relationship with his government. It is not just the task of a politician to engage with the government, rather it is the duty of every citizen.

The days are just an illusion, there should be no excuse for performing your duties according to the man-made calendar.

The prayer of the true soldier is not to die peacefully, but to leave the country and its citizens with peace of mind.

As James Madison put it, because men are not angels—because they can (and do) rob, rape, kill, and conquer—they need a government to restrain and protect them, an "institution to make people do their duty.

The day the church can no longer say, "We must obey God rather than human beings" (Acts 5:29), it ceases to be the church.

Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and many others speak of dying for the law, for one's country, one's friends, one's family, even for the emperor.

We all know that it's no good simply telling people to love one another. One more exhortation to love, to patience, to forgiveness, may remind us of our duty. But as long as we think of it as duty we aren't very likely to do it. The point of 1 Corinthians 13 is that love is not our duty; it is our destiny.

There are times in this life when a person must do or say things he doesn't want to. Human beings and chains, it is the oldest acquaintanceship in the world.

Every white knight needed a deadly black sword at his back.

Heroes are often the quietest people in a room, the ones least willing to lay claim to the title. These men and women simply go about doing what needs to be done without any expectation of gratitude or fame. It is in their nature to protect and to shield and to fight against darkness, whatever form it may take.

He has little use for scholars, but you are his sole grandchild, and as such, he is willing to overlook your failings as long as you conduct yourself as a princess of the court during your time of service. Do not disappoint him, Andromeda. Your grandfather's mercy is not endless.

Rama looks on as Lakshmana disfigures Surpanakha but then, he is maryada purushottam. The ideal man allows other women to be disfigured and, constantly suspicious of her chastity, neglects his own wife!

Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.

to claim the crown." "'Heavy is the head,

The army is the true nobility of our country.

A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.

Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right.

What is the throne?—a bit of wood gilded and covered with velvet. I am the state—I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public—people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.

Respect the burden.

No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.

We, the women, who rule the house But ours is not to question why… Ours is but to do and die and Husband never to defy.

I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors.

Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men.