Quotes About Duty

A general who draws his sword has put aside his baton and become a common soldier.

A man must seek duty, not glory.

La muerte es más liviana que una pluma, el deber más pesado que una montaña.» Entonces tomó la decisión.

We have been given great responsibilities, great works to perform, and surely we will be commanded to continue—

They were all watching him, all waiting. Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain. He made his decision.

a general can take care of the living or weep for the dead, but he cannot do both.

There was a saying in the Borderlands: "Duty is heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather." Once you had that mountain firmly on your shoulders, there was no way to put it down. There was no one else to carry it anyway, and no use whining about

he had been raised to believe it was a man's place to die if necessary before a woman had to.

The whole world rides on your shoulders. Remember you're a man, and do what needs to be done.

Sighing, she sat back down again. "Perrin, my father says a general can take care of the living or weep for the dead, but he cannot do both.

gallop could not take him away from his own thoughts. Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain. So many duties. Egwene. The Horn. Fain. Mat and his dagger. Why can't there just be one at a time? I have to take care of all of them. Oh, Light, Egwene!

been a Sitter before

Yes. He was doing the same thing as before. And yet, something had changed. He would see her protected so that she could do great things. He would stand in her shadow and be proud. He would do as she asked—but would see her safe no matter what. Because that was what a Warder did.

It is no treason to do what must be done. And even blasphemy can be tolerated for a cause.

Perrin reached down to the warm hammer at his side. He had thought that responsibility would be another weight upon him. And yet, now that he had accepted it, he actually felt lighter.

Abraham Lincoln: "Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

I concluded by saying that the SEALs in that room truly gave meaning to George Orwell's observation that people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. page 546

I suppose the stern and the cruel ones rule the world. If so, I shall be content to try to live each day within the limits of my conscience and let great plaudits go to those who are willing to pay the price for it."7

A good start, a willingness—even eagerness—to work beyond the call of duty, a sense of fair play, and a recognition of opportunities before and when they arrive.

We've got to get rid of the mentality that if there are no holes in you, then you're ready for duty.

And so virtually every night for four and a half years, writing condolence letters and reading about these mostly young men and women, I wept.

I will do my duty, but I can't wait to lay down this burden.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was explicit about the importance of presidents "persuading, leading, sacrificing, teaching always, because the greatest duty of a statesman is to educate.

Il y eut un silence et il dit : - J'ai cru bien faire, Herr Unteroffizier. - Il ne faut pas croire, Bürkel. Il faut obéir.