Quotes About Obligation

Although the court recognizes his right to insist on his bond - to claim his pound of flesh - the law also prohibits him from shedding Antonio's blood.

Debts were transferable, hence 'pay the bearer' rather than a named creditor.

Traders had begun to speak of the 'Greenspan put' because having him at the Fed was like having a 'put' option on the stock market (an option but not an obligation to sell stocks at a good price in the future).

And yet we cannot define as skillful killing one's fellow citizens, betraying one's friends, and showing no loyalty, mercy, or moral obligation. These means can lead to power, but not glory.

The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive.

men have less scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation, which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment, which never fails.

The nature of men is such that they find themselves obligated as much for the benefits they confer as for those they receive.

For love is held by the tie of obligation, which, because men are a sorry breed, is broken on every whisper of private interest; but fear is bound by the apprehension of punishment which never relaxes its grasp.

because friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be relied upon; and men have less scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.

Moreover, men are less careful how they offend him who makes himself loved than him who makes himself feared. For love is held by the tie of obligation, which, because men are a sorry breed, is broken on every whisper of private interest; but fear is bound by the apprehension of punishment which never relaxes its grasp.

A ju? taka natura ludzka, ?e jednakowo zobowi?zuj? ?wiadczone, jak i doznane dobrodziejstwa

The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive. (p.73)

I went to school because I was supposed to. I did pre-med because my mum thought it was a good idea.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

Everybody forgets names and faces, and it's just inconsiderate to expect someone who isn't your boss or your sister-in-law to know exactly who you are.

If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.

We're supposed to do all these things which trouble us deeply because it's so against what we naturally would want to do.

Vos knew he could never repay Kenobi for that, but he had the rest of his life to try.

Are you attempting to distract me from my task with your wanton thoughts? " There was a curling caress in Gabriel's voice, brushing at the walls of her mind, flooding her body with heat and excitement. " Wanton thoughts? You need a checkup, my boy. Your fantasy world seems to be growing larger with each passing day. I wanted you home to take out the trash.

He had to find a woman who would have the genetics to produce children capable of riding the shadows and carrying on their work. That was his obligation. He could never simply fall in love; he had to fall in love with the right person. The odds of finding that were so slim, most riders never believed it could happen.

The gap between rich and poor was not just one of wealth but of accountability.

gap between rich and poor was not just one of wealth but of accountability

this is what I have been telling writing classes for years. You must feel not that you want to but that you have to.

It ought to be an offense to be excruciating and unfunny in circumstances where your audience is almost morally obliged to enthuse.