Quotes About Duty

Duty and honor are oft enough realm only for those with security to afford them.

We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people.

I always believe that my films should give some hope to the man who comes to watch them for those three hours. If he goes home on an optimistic note, I would feel satisfied at having done my duty.

when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do the same.

The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. we ought, for so dear a stake, to sacrifice every attachment & every enmity.

And remember: you must never, under any circumstances, despair. To hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortune.

We cannot hope to scale great moral heights by ignoring petty obligations.

I hope that I would put whatever my political beliefs aside, and realize that my country's asked me to to something, and do it.

We all live upon the hope of pleasing somebody, and the pleasure of pleasing ought to be greatest, and at last always will be greatest, when our endeavours are exerted in consequence of our duty.

With everything there is what to do.

We have a saying in the Marine Corps and that is 'no better friend, no worse enemy, than a U.S. Marine.' We always hope for the first, friendship, but are certainly more than ready for the second.

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.

The Bhagavad-Gita calls on humanity to dedicate body, mind and soul to pure duty and not to become mental voluptuaries at the mercy of random desires and undisciplined impulses.

The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accurst.

Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.

All the good of which humanity is capable is comprised in obedience.

As Americans, preserving the best of our traditions, we have the right- nay the duty-to fight for participation in the forward march of humanity

Act so as to use humanity, yourself and others, always as an end and never as a means to an end.

[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require.

I can neither serve God nor humanity if as an Indian I do not serve India, and as a Hindu I do not serve Indian Mussalmans.

It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

As young Americans, you have an important responsibility, which is to become good citizens.

The righteous one has no sense of humor.